
George R. McGhee
Also known as
George R. McGhee, Jr
Dr. George R. McGhee, Jr. received B.S. and M.S. degrees from North Carolina University, and went on to receive a Ph.D. degree in geological sciences from the University of Rochester in 1978. He became a teacher at Rutgers University in 1978, and became a professor of geological sciences, ecology, and evolution at there in 1993. McGhee specializes in ancient ecosystems, the evolution of life within an ecological context, mass extinction, and theoretical morphology. He has authored or co-authored over 120 papers, and has written several books. His first book, The Late Devonian Mass Extinction, was published in 1996.
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- Mathematical models (3)
- Morphology (3)
- Evolution (Biology) (3)
- Extinction (Biology) (2)
- Devonian (2)
- Catastrophes (Geology) (2)
- Science (2)
Books by George R. McGhee
Total count: 8
The Late Devonian Mass ExtinctionThe Frasnian/Famennian CrisisColumbia University Press1996-01-01
Theoretical MorphologyThe Concept and Its Applications (The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology)Columbia University Press1998-12-01
The Geometry of EvolutionAdaptive Landscapes and Theoretical Morphospaces1 editionCambridge University Press2006-12-25
The geometry of evolutionadaptive landscapes and theoretical morphospacesCambridge University Press2007-01-01
Convergent evolutionlimited forms most beautifulMIT Press2011-01-01-
Convergent EvolutionLimited Forms Most BeautifulMIT Press2011-01-01
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When the invasion of land failedthe legacy of the Devonian extinctionsColumbia University Press2013-01-01
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Convergent Evolution on EarthLessons for the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeMIT Press2019-01-01