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Retrograde Evolution During Major Extinction Crises

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Jean Guex

    1. Inst. Géologie et Paléontologie, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  • The first of its kind, opening a new field in evolutionary biology
  • The first to demonstrate how retrograde evolutionary changes occur very frequently during major environmental crises
  • Illustrated with informative phylogenetical examples

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology (BRIEFSEVOLUTION)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Evolutionary Trends During Periods of Relative Ecological Equilibrium

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 1-15

  3. Sublethal Environmental Stress

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 17-25

  4. Retrograde Polymorphism in Some Planktonic Foraminifera

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 27-30

  5. Trend Reversals in Radiolaria During Extinction Periods

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 31-36

  6. Evolution of Some Cephalopods During Major Extinctions

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 37-52

  7. Retrograde Evolution of Corals at the End Triassic Crisis

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 53-54

  8. Retrograde Evolution of Early Triassic Conodonts

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 55-56

  9. Genetic Memory in the Evolution of Silicoflagellids

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 57-61

  10. Conclusions

    • Jean Guex
    Pages 63-65

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 67-77
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About this book

This book is the first of its kind, providing in-depth analysis of the retrograde evolution occurring during major extinction periods. The text offers a non-strictly adaptative explanation of repetition of phyla after the major extinctions, utilizing a study of seven phylogenetically distinct groups. This opens a new experimental field in evolutionary biology with the possibility of reconstructing ancestral forms in lab by applying artificial stresses.

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“This book is about fossils, and, thus, the images of various creatures of the Past dominate the book's pages. The readers will praise the author for his care of them: the informative abstract, the clear conclusion, the lengthy list of references, and the detailed index of fossil names facilitate understanding of GUEX'S ideas and simplify reading of his marvelous book. GUEX'S book is must read to all modern palaeontologists and stratigraphers. Many biologists and geologists will also find it useful” (Dmitry a. ruban, Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, iss. 5 - 6, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Inst. GĂ©ologie et PalĂ©ontologie, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Jean Guex

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Jean Guex, Professor Emeritus, University of Lausanne (email: Jean.Guex@unil.ch)

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