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Forms of Becoming: The Evolutionary Biology of Development
Alessandro Minelli
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Description for Forms of Becoming: The Evolutionary Biology of Development
Hardback. What comes first, form or function? Trumpeted as the future of biological science, evolutionary developmental biology (or 'evo-devo') answers this question by showing how evolution controls the development of organisms. This book looks at the history and key issues of evo-devo. It focuses on the ways animal organisms evolve through competition. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 line illus. BIC Classification: PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
What comes first, form or function? Trumpeted as the future of biological science, evolutionary developmental biology (or "evo-devo") answers this fundamental question by showing how evolution controls the development of organisms. In Forms of Becoming, Alessandro Minelli, a leading international figure in the field, takes an in-depth and comprehensive look at the history and key issues of evo-devo. Spirited and insightful, this book focuses on the innovative ways animal organisms evolve through competition and cooperation. Minelli provides a complete overview of conceptual developments--from the fierce nineteenth-century debates between the French biologists Geoffroy and Cuvier, who fought over questions of form ... Read more
What comes first, form or function? Trumpeted as the future of biological science, evolutionary developmental biology (or "evo-devo") answers this fundamental question by showing how evolution controls the development of organisms. In Forms of Becoming, Alessandro Minelli, a leading international figure in the field, takes an in-depth and comprehensive look at the history and key issues of evo-devo. Spirited and insightful, this book focuses on the innovative ways animal organisms evolve through competition and cooperation. Minelli provides a complete overview of conceptual developments--from the fierce nineteenth-century debates between the French biologists Geoffroy and Cuvier, who fought over questions of form ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691135687
SKU
V9780691135687
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About Alessandro Minelli
Alessandro Minelli is professor of zoology at the University of Padua in Italy. He is the author of "The Development of Animal Form" and the coeditor of "Evolving Pathways: Key Themes in Evolutionary Developmental Biology".
Reviews for Forms of Becoming: The Evolutionary Biology of Development
"Minelli provides his distinctive perspective of the field of evolutionary developmental biology. Whether or not readers agree with himon specific points, he raisesmany interesting questions that might well be fuel for long discussions on a summer evening. Overall, this book is stimulating reading and will provide much food for thought."
Christian Peter Klingenberg, Trends in Ecology and Evolution "I enjoyed reading ... Read more
Christian Peter Klingenberg, Trends in Ecology and Evolution "I enjoyed reading ... Read more