1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910708653103321

Autore

Chao E. C. T.

Titolo

Comparison of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary impact events and the 0.77-Ma Australasian tektite event : relevance to mass extinction / / by E.C.T. Chao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Printing Office, , 1993

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 22 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; ; 2050

Soggetti

Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary

Extinction (Biology)

Tektite

Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed August 25, 2014).

"Reinterpretation of iridium anomalies, shocked quartz, and microtektites attributed to cratering events in Cretaceous-Tertiaryboundary sections. Evidence from the Ries crater of Germany and Australasian tektites is essential to understanding giant craters and mass extinction."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-22).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783971703321

Autore

Ruse Michael

Titolo

The Darwinian paradigm : essays on its history, philosophy, and religious implications / / Michael Ruse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1989

ISBN

1-134-98822-2

1-134-98823-0

1-280-11578-5

9786610115785

0-203-98127-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Disciplina

116

575

576.82

Soggetti

Evolution (Biology)

Evolution - Philosophy

Natural selection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; DARWIN'S DEBT TO PHILOSOPHY; CHARLES DARWIN AND GROUP SELECTION; WHAT KIND OF REVOLUTION OCCURRED IN GEOLOGY?; BIOLOGICAL SPECIES Natural kinds, individuals, or what?; IS THE THEORY OF PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIA A NEW PARADIGM?; TELEOLOGY AND THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; HUMAN SOCIOBOLOGY: AN INTERIM REPORT; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND FEMINIST VALUES; IS RAPE WRONG ON ANDROMEDA? An introduction to extraterrestrial evolution, science, and morality; ULTIMATE QUESTIONS; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS Are they in harmony?; Bibliography

Index

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of essays - some already published, many new, which tackle the Darwinian paradigm from historical and contemporary perspectives.