Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Brian K. Hall(Author)
Chapman and Hall (Publisher)
Published in March 1992
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-412-27550-0 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-27550-0 (9780412275500)
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Content
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.