5. Toxic Tailings and Tolerant Grass

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Original Publication Dates of Articles in Natural History Magazine IX
4. Evolution and Natural History XI
5. Part 1. Darwin’s Heritage: Adaptation and Natural Selection
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Darwin’s Origin Today 5
8. 2. Adaptation on the Wing 13
9. 3. Rise of the Angiosperms 21
10. 4. Jewelweeds Sexual Skills 27
11. 5. Toxic Tailings and Tolerant Grass 35
12. Part 2. The Evolution Of Species
13. Introduction 43
14. 6. The Origin of a Species 47
15. 7. The Flies Fan Out 55
16. 8 .A Trilobite Odyssey 61
17. Part 3. Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
18. Introduction 69
19. 9. Competition or Peaceful Coexistence? 71
20. 10. The Evolution of Cricket Chirps 79
21. 11. Evolution of Nest Building 87
22. Part 4. Biogeography and Evolution
23. Introduction 97
24. 12. Salamander Invasion of the Tropics 101
25. 13. The Origin of High Andean Birds 108
26. 14. Antarctic Fossils and the Reconstruction of Gondwanaland 117
27. 15. An Extravagance of Species 126
28. 16. The Elusive Eureka 133
29. Part 5. Living Fossils
30. Introduction 137
31. 17. New Light on the Crustaceans 141
32. 18. Secrets of the Coelacanth 146
33. 19. A Living Fossil 154
34. 20. Survivors from the Good Old, Old, Old Days 158
35. Part 6. Extinction
36. Introduction 167
37. 21. The Misnamed, Mistreated, and Misunderstood Irish Elk 171
38. 22. Ice Age Haven for Hardwoods 179
39. 23. Not To Be or To Be? 186
40. 24. Dinosaurs' Lucky Break 193
41. Part 7. Evolution and Social Issues
42. Introduction 201
43. 25. Evolution Under Attack 205
44. 26. The Flood of Antievolutionism 214
45. 27. Science and Myth 222
46. Index 231