| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology
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Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Form and function in evo devo : historical and conceptual reflections / Manfred D. Laubichler -- Deducing plant function from organic form : challenges and pitfalls / Karl J. Niklas -- Evolution in the light of embryos : seeking the origins of novelties in ontogeny / Rudolf A. Raff and Elizabeth C. Raff -- A focus on both form and function in examining selection versus constraint / Paul M. Brakefield -- Innovation and diversity in functional morphology / Peter C. Wainwright -- The developmental evolution of avian digit morphology : an update / Günter P. Wagner -- Functional analysis and character transformation / Richard A. Richards -- The nature of constraints / Roger Sansom -- Toward a mechanistic evo devo / Andrew L. Hamilton. |
| Summary |
"This book represents a new effort to understand very old questions about biological form, function, and the relationships between them. The essays collected here reflect the diversity of approaches in evolutionary developmental biology (Evo Devo), including not only studies by prominent scientists whose research focuses on topics concerned with evolution and development, but also historically and conceptually oriented studies that place the scientific work within a larger framework and ask how it can be pushed further. Topics under discussion range from the use of theoretical and empirical biomechanics to understand the evolution of plant form, to detailed studies of the evolution of development and the role of developmental constraints on phenotypic variation. The result is a rich and interdisciplinary volume that will begin a wider conversation about the shape of Evo Devo as it matures as a field."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Developmental biology.
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Developmental biology. |
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology) |
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Morphology.
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Morphology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Laubichler, Manfred Dietrich.
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Maienschein, Jane.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Form and function in developmental evolution. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521872683 0521872685 (DLC) 2009000110 (OCoLC)298325680 |
| ISBN |
9780511508448 (electronic book) |
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0511508441 (electronic book) |
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9780511576188 (electronic book) |
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0511576188 (electronic book) |
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0521872685 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780521872683 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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