Beyond Heterochrony: The Evolution of Development |
| Editor: Miriam Leah Zelditch (Museum of Paleontology, Univ. of Michigan) |
| The ten chapters in Beyond Heterochrony: The Evolution of Development explore the evolution of biological development from many different perspectives. They present their research and consider all sides of the often controversial concept of heterochrony without intellectual limits. In looking beyond heterochrony, this book attends to a variety of explanations for evolutionary development. The chapters present theoretical and practical approaches with real data, using examples from both extant and extinct forms of animal and plant life to present refreshing and at times divergent perspectives on the subject.
Each chapter offers a substantive and original contribution to the literature, with case studies that explore the developmental basis of morphological evolution in a unique way. They address a number of issues and provide real data on which their conclusions rest, as well as the phylogenetic context of evolutionary interpretations.
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| Cloth Bound |
392 Pages, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 in.
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0471379735
$135.00 |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
