| Description |
xiv, 256 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Fossils, ontogeny, and phylogeny -- Evo-devo, plasticity, and modules -- Fossilized vertebrate ontogenies -- Bones and teeth under the microscope -- Proportions, growth, and taxonomy -- Growth and diversification patterns -- Fossils and developmental genetics -- "Missing links" and the evolution of development -- Mammalian and human development -- On trilobites, shells, and bugs -- Epilogue : is there a moral to developmental paleontology?. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
| Subject |
Paleobiology.
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Embryos.
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Developmental genetics.
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| ISBN |
9780520271937 (alk. paper) |
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0520271939 (alk. paper) |
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