Re: Question on new theory

[chartiem@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Chartier Michel)]

> 
> Can anyone give me some information on Stephen J. Gould and his theory
> "Punctuated Equilibrium and Path Dependency for Change" ?
> Is there a book available on this subject ?
> 
> Thanks......
> 
I would recommend the following articles:

Eldredge, N. and Gould, S.J. 1972. Punctuated equilibria: An alternative
        to phyletic gradualism. In Schopf, T.J.M. (ed.) Models in
        paleobiology. Freeman, Cooper, San Francisco, pp. 82-115.
(the original introduction of the theory)

Gould, S.J. and Eldredge, N. 1993. Punctuated equilibrium comes of age.
        Nature, vol. 366, no. 6452, pp. 223-227.
(a look at the current status of the theory 21 years after its initial
proposal)

I also think that Eldredge's Macroevolutionary dynamics (1989, McGraw-Hill)
might be a good book to check out.

Happy new year to all!

Michel Chartier
Universite de Montreal
chartiem@ere.umontreal.ca