Biased Embryos and Evolution
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- Author: Wallace Arthur, National University of Ireland, Galway
- Date Published: May 2004
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- isbn: 9780521541619
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What determines the direction of evolutionary change? This book provides a revolutionary answer to this question. Many biologists, from Darwin's day to our own, have been satisfied with the answer 'natural selection'. Professor Wallace Arthur is not. He takes the controversial view that biases in the ways that embryos can be altered are just as important as natural selection in determining the directions that evolution has taken, including the one that led to the origin of humans. This argument forms the core of the book. However, in addition, the book summarizes other important issues relating to how embryonic (and post-embryonic) development evolves. Written in an easy, conversational style, this is the first book for students and the general reader that provides an account of the exciting new field of Evolutionary Developmental Biology ('Evo-Devo' to its proponents).
Read more- Was the first book on the new field of evolutionary developmental biology written for college students and general readers
- Takes a controversial stance on evolutionary processes, including human origins
- Written in an easy, accessible style by one of the finest writers in this field
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'I thoroughly enjoyed this book … it is short, clearly written and easy to understand …'. Trends in Ecology and Evolution
See more reviews'… written with exemplary clarity and charm, and is clearly intended for the general reader or undergraduate … a gentle and engaging account …'. Nature
'… an excellent account of how development influences evolution … I highly recommend Arthur's book to all fellows of developmental and evolutionary biology.' Ralf J. Sommer, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
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- Date Published: May 2004
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521541619
- length: 248 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 13 mm
- weight: 0.41kg
- contains: 38 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The microscopic horse
2. What 'drives' evolution?
3. Darwin: pluralism with a single core
4. How to build a body
5. A brief history of the last billion years
6. Preamble to the quiet revolution
7. The return of the organism
8. Possible creatures
9. The beginnings of bias
10. A deceptively simple question
11. Development's twin arrows
12. Action and reaction
13. Evolvability: organisms in bits
14. Back to the trees
15. Stripes and spots
16. Towards 'The Inclusive Synthesis'
17. Social creatures
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