Evolutionary developmental biology
Many changes that occur during the embryonic development of an individual animal can be seen as a parallel to changes that have occurred in species or groups of species during evolutionary time. This book covers the interaction between developmental and evolutionary changes in animals
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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.
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010