Tinkering : the microevolution of development.
This book addresses one of the hottest topics in modern biology: the molecular genetic changes that drive evolution. Part of the prestigious Novartis Foundation series, this volume provides an excellent description of the microevolutionary changes known as tinkering. It explores both theoretical and...
Saved in:
| Corporate Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons,
2007.
|
| Series: | Novartis Foundation symposium ;
284. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | This book addresses one of the hottest topics in modern biology: the molecular genetic changes that drive evolution. Part of the prestigious Novartis Foundation series, this volume provides an excellent description of the microevolutionary changes known as tinkering. It explores both theoretical and practical issues regarding small-scale evolutionary development. The book features contributions from a broad range of viewpoints and addresses fundamental questions to do with evolution. How does tinkering occur developmentally and how is it manifested phenotypically? Are the developmental mechanisms by which tinkering occurs different from those that underlie larger evolutionary changes? What are the developmental constraints on tinkering? And how do we test hypotheses about micro-evolutionary shifts in development from the fossil record? Tinkering: The Microevolution of Development 160;examines in detail the mechanisms by which evolution occurs, looks at the role of tinkering in speciation, and asks how we can gain information about microevolution from the fossil record. This fascinating book is exciting reading for anyone working in the area of evolution, developmental biology, palaeontology, zoology or genetics. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 289 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470319406 0470319402 9780470319390 0470319399 1280900822 9781280900822 9786610900824 6610900825 |