Complex Organismal Functions, Integration and Evolution in Vertebrates
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 26. July 1989
Book
Hardback
466 pages
978-0-471-92375-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is one of a series of Dahlem workshop reports, resulting from a conference held in Berlin in August 1988. Amongst the topics under discussion by the group of international scientists were egg evolution and ecological influences on the evolution of vertebrate viviparity.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
48 line drawings, 9 half-tones, tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 55 mm
Width: 35 mm
Weight
825 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92375-6 (9780471923756)
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Content
Conservatism and innovation in the evolution of feeding in vertebrates, G.Roth and D.B.Wake; the evolution of mammalian mastication, A.W.Crompton; comparative anatomy of the neural control of mastication, G.Szekely and C.Matesz; ontogeny and the evolution of the mammalian jaw complex, R.Presley; the role of historical factors in the evolution of complex organismal functions, G.V.Lauder and K.F.Liem; bridging population and phylogenetic approaches to the evolution of complex traits, D.Schluter; how are feeding systems integrated and how have evolutionary innovations been introduced?, G.V.Lauder et al; ontogeny and morphology of neuronal structures controlling tetrapod locomotion, G.Szekely; structural and functional integration across the reptile-mammal boundary - the locomotor system, D.M.Bramble and F.A.Jenkins; structural and functional integration across the reptile-bird transition - locomotor and respiratory systems, H.R.Dunker; reconstructing the archetype - innovation and conservatism in the evolution and development of the pentadactyl limb, J.R.Hinchliffe; integrated studies of locomotor performance, A.F.Bennett; how are locomotor systems integrated and how have evolutionary innovations been introduced?, G.E.Goslow et al; the evolution of vertebrate viviparity - morphological modifications and endocrine control, L.J.Guillette; phylogenesis of direct development and viviparity in vertebrates, M.H.Wake; egg evolution, R.P.Elinson; ecological influences on the evolution of vertebrate viviparity, R.Shine; how are reproductive systems integrated and how has viviparity evolved?, G.C.Packard et al; intra-and interspecific relationships between morphology, performance and fitness, S.B.Emerson and S.J.Arnold; syllabus for an embryological synthesis, T.J.Horder; origin of complexity and organizational levels during evolution, V.Csanyi; the linkage between ontogeny and phylogeny in the evolution of complex systems, D.B.Wake and G.Roth; what are the biotic hierarchies of integration and linkage?, E.S.Vrba; how do complex organisms evolve?, S.J.Arnold et al.