Evolutionary Developmental Biology
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1992
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Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-27550-0 (ISBN)
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-27550-0 (ISBN)
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Many changes that occur during the development of an individual animal can be seen as a parallel to changes that have occurred in species or groups of species during evolutionary time. This book covers the interaction between developmental and evolutionary changes in animals.
Many changes that occur during the development of an individual animal (particularly embryonic development) can be seen as a parallel to changes that have occurred in species or groups of species during evolutionary time. This book discusses how developmental processes affect evolutionary change and how development itself has evolved. It emphasizes that the two fields are tightly interwoven and draws attention to an emerging, distinct subdiscipline within biology. History, hierarchy, constraint, genetics, epigenetics, unity of type or archetypes, body plans, varieties of types of animals, homology, the relative role of external and internal factors, levels of evolutionary change and patterns versus processes are all placed in the context of this new subdiscipline.
Many changes that occur during the development of an individual animal (particularly embryonic development) can be seen as a parallel to changes that have occurred in species or groups of species during evolutionary time. This book discusses how developmental processes affect evolutionary change and how development itself has evolved. It emphasizes that the two fields are tightly interwoven and draws attention to an emerging, distinct subdiscipline within biology. History, hierarchy, constraint, genetics, epigenetics, unity of type or archetypes, body plans, varieties of types of animals, homology, the relative role of external and internal factors, levels of evolutionary change and patterns versus processes are all placed in the context of this new subdiscipline.
Evolution and development - terms and concepts; the Burgess Shale - different types of animals; types and the Geoffrey-Cuvier debate - a crossroads in evolutionary morphology; archetypes and homology - the establishment of evolutionary developmental biology; Bauplaene - fundamental body plans; epigenetic organization of embryonic development; vertebrate development - an overview; integrated change in development and evolution; genetics, epigenetics and environment; homology and the evolution of development; timing of developmental and evolutionary change; evolution and development - principles and processes.
| Zusatzinfo | index |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 520 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| ISBN-10 | 0-412-27550-3 / 0412275503 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-412-27550-0 / 9780412275500 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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