Homology
The Hierarchial Basis of Comparative Biology
Published on 2. December 2012
483 pages
978-0-323-13934-2 (ISBN)
Description
Homology, the similarity between organisms that is due to common ancestry, is the central concept of all comparative biology. However, the application of this concept varies depending on the data being examined. This volume represents a state-of-the-art treatment of the different applications of this unifying concept. Chapters deal with homology on all levels, from molecules to behavior, and are authored by leading contributors to systematics, natural history, and evolutionary, developmental, and comparative biology.
- Commemoration of the 150th anniverary of Sir Richard Owen's seminal paper distinguishing homology from analogy
- Contributors who are renowned leaders in compative biology
- Coverage that is both comprehensive and interdisciplinary
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Content
Introduction, B.K. Hall.Richard Owen and the Concept of Homology, A.L. Panchen.Homology, Topology, and Typology: The History of Modern Debates, O. Rieppel.Homology and Systematics, G. Nelson.Homology, Form, and Function, G.V. Lauder.Can Biometrical Shape Be A Homologous Character?, F.L. Bookstein.Homology, Development, and Heredity, B. Goodwin.History, Ontogeny, and Evolution of the Archetype, N.H. Shubin.Homology and the Mechanisms of Development, G.P. Wagner.Within and Between Organisms: Replicators, Lineages, and Homologues, V.L. Roth.Homology in Molecular Biology, D.M. Hillis.Homology and Behavioral Repertoires, H.W. Greene.Complexity and Homology in Plants, M.J. Donoghue and M.J. Sanderson.Homology, Homeosis, and Process Morphology in Plants, R. Sattler.
