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Form and function in developmental evolution / edited by Manfred D. Laubichler, Jane Maienschein

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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Laubichler, Manfred Dietrich and Maienschein, Jane
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Language Note
English.
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
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ISBN
9780511508448 (electronic bk.)
0511508441 (electronic bk.)
9780511576188 (electronic bk.)
0511576188 (electronic bk.)
1107197821
9781107197824
0511504853
9780511504853
0511509103
9780511509100
0511506996
9780511506994
0521872685 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9780521872683 (hardback ; alk. paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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