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100 1 _aWeismann, August,
_d1834-1914
245 1 0 _aEssays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems :
_bAuthorised Translation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-02-01
508 _aProduced by Charlene Taylor, Elizabeth Oscanyan, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems" by August Weismann is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work is a compilation of essays that delve into the biological concepts surrounding heredity, particularly examining the duration of life and various related biological phenomena. Weismann's ideas are influential in the field of evolutionary biology, where he discusses the implications of heredity and the processes that underpin the life cycle of organisms. At the start of the work, the author introduces his essay titled "The Duration of Life," which he had previously presented at a naturalists' meeting. Weismann reflects on the variability in life spans among different species, arguing that while structural and chemical factors contribute to an organism's longevity, the causes of life duration also have roots in natural selection and adaptation to environmental conditions. He raises questions surrounding the limits of life, considers the interplay between size and longevity, and challenges conventional reasoning about how external factors might not solely dictate life span but rather, a complex interplay of internal and external mechanisms governs it. The opening sets the stage for a rigorous exploration of these biological principles throughout the subsequent essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEvolution (Biology)
653 _aReproduction
653 _aGenetics
700 1 _aPoulton, Edward Bagnall, Sir,
_d1856-1943
700 1 _aSchönland, S.
_q(Selmar),
_d1860-
700 1 _aShipley, A. E., Sir
_q(Arthur Everett),
_d1861-1927
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48132
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