Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology Linear Thinking about Branching Trees Systematics Association Special Volume Series 1st Edition by Ronald A Jenner 9781009302630 1009302639

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• ISBN 10: 1009302639
• ISBN 13: 9781009302630
• Author: Ronald A Jenner

Phylogenetics emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as a speculative storytelling discipline dedicated to providing narrative explanations for the evolution of taxa and their traits. It coincided with lineage thinking, a process that mentally traces character evolution along lineages of hypothetical ancestors. Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology traces the history of narrative phylogenetics and lineage thinking to the present day, drawing on perspectives from the history of science, philosophy of science, and contemporary scientific debates. It shows how the power of phylogenetic hypotheses to explain evolution resides in the precursor traits of hypothetical ancestors. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the topic of ancestors, which is central to modern biology, and is therefore of interest to graduate students, researchers, and academics in evolutionary biology, palaeontology, philosophy of science, and the history of science.

Table contents:

1 A History of Narrative Phylogenetics

2 From Archetypes to Ancestors

3 The Emergence of Lineage Thinking

4 Ernst Haeckel’s Evolutionary Storytelling

4 Ernst Haeckel’s Evolutionary Storytelling

6 Intuiting Evolution

7 Telling Straight Stories with Fossils

8 Seeing Animal Ancestors in Embryos

9 Ancestral Attractions and Phylogenetic Folklore

10 Narrative Shortcuts and Phylogenetic Faux Pas

11 Taxic Distortions of Lineage Thinking

12 Making Sense with Stories

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