Darwin's Man in Brazil [electronic resource] : The Evolving Science of Fritz Müller /
West, David A.,1933-2015,author.
Smocovitis, Vassiliki Betty,author of foreword.
Burian, Richard M.,author of foreword.
"David West explores Fritz Müller's (1821-1897) legacy as a Darwinist naturalist and seeks to return him to a cohort of some of the greatest nineteenth-century naturalists who conducted research in Brazil. West advances the theory that Müller, a great yet often overlooked nineteenth-century German naturalist, was Darwin's closest intellectual kin"--Provided by publisher.
Specialized.
Description based upon print version of record.
Specialized.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The development of Fritz Müller's worldview, 1822-1852 -- Leaving Germany for a new life in Brazil, 1849-1867 -- The countenance of nature transformed, 1861-1869 -- A broadening recognition, 1863-1876 -- Botany and the return to the Itajaí, 1865-1869 -- Darwin's variation, insects, and a traveling naturalist, 1868-1876 -- Evolutionary studies, 1876-1881 -- Lepidopteran scent and mimicry, 1870-1883 -- Plant movement, heredity, and variation, 1881-1887 -- Dismissals, civil war, and last years, 1884-1897.
"David West explores Fritz Müller's (1821-1897) legacy as a Darwinist naturalist and seeks to return him to a cohort of some of the greatest nineteenth-century naturalists who conducted research in Brazil. West advances the theory that Müller, a great yet often overlooked nineteenth-century German naturalist, was Darwin's closest intellectual kin"--Provided by publisher.
Description based on print version record.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Müller, Fritz, 1822-1897
Natural history
Naturalists
Naturalists