Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 444 pages
- Published by: Cambridge University Press
- Edition: 1st Edition January 28, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0521875005
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521875004
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.8 pounds
Product Description
Evolutionary developmental biology, or 'evo-devo', is the study of the relationship between evolution and development. Dealing specifically with the generative mechanisms of organismal form, evo-devo goes straight to the core of the developmental origin of variation, the raw material on which natural selection (and random drift) can work. Evolving Pathways responds to the growing volume of data in this field, and its potential to answer fundamental questions in biology, by bringing together contributions that represent a diversity of approaches. Topics range from developmental genetics to comparative morphology of animals and plants alike, and also include botany and palaeontology, two disciplines for which the potential to be examined from an evo-devo perspective has largely been ignored until now. Researchers and graduate students will find this book a valuable overview of current research as we begin to fill a major gap in our perception of evolutionary change.
Book Description
Evolutionary developmental biology is the study of the relationship between evolution and development. Evolving Pathways brings together contributions representing a diversity of approaches. Researchers and graduate students will find this book a valuable overview of current research as we begin to fill the gap in our perception of evolutionary change.
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