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Record Nr.

UNINA9910138995103321

Titolo

Advances in evolutionary developmental biology / / edited by J. Todd Streelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-70744-3

1-118-70746-X

1-118-70734-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StreelmanJ. Todd (Jeffrey Todd)

Disciplina

571.8

Soggetti

Developmental biology

Evolution (Biology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1: "The Genetic Tool-Kit": The Life-History of an Important Metaphor; Introduction; Historical Background to the Term; From "Homeotic Genes" (and "Homeoboxes") to the General Idea of Key Regulatory Genes with Conserved Developmental Functions; The Genetic Tool-Kit: The Seminal Findings That Led to its Coinage and the Key Idea; The Genetic Tool-Kit as a Non-Answer to the Question of Evolutionary Diversification within the Animal Kingdom; Thinking about How GRNs Are "Rewired": Two Approaches; Conclusions; Acknowledgments

References2: The Evolution of Sex Determination in Animals; Introduction; Evo-Devo of Sex Determination; The Origin of Network Novelty; Evolution of Genotypic Sex Determination; The Developmental Basis of GSD; Evolutionary Transitions between Genotypic Sex-Determining Systems; GSD and the Evolution of Sex Chromosomes; Evolution of Environment-Dependent Sex Determination; The Developmental Basis of ESD; Evolutionary Transitions between Environment-Dependent Sex-Determining Systems; From ESD to GSD and Back Again; Suggestions for Future Work; Acknowledgments; References



3: The Evolution and Development of Eusocial Insect BehaviorThe Path from Solitary Life to Advanced Social Living; Eusociality: Defining the Extremes of Social Life; The Starting Point: A Solitary Life Cycle; Aggregations; Communal Nesting; Primitive Eusociality; Advanced Eusociality; Ultimate Explanations for Reproductive Division of Labor; What Could Natural Selection Act Upon to Build Eusocial Insect Societies?; Genomic Approaches; A Targeted Approach: Social Co-Option of Solitary Ground Plans; Reproductive Physiology as a Behavioral Regulator; Reproductive Ground Plan Hypothesis

Epigenetics: A New Understanding of the Regulation of Social LifeGenomic Patterns of DNA Methylation: A Substrate for Natural Selection?; The Proposed Functional Roles of DNA Methylation; The Role of DNA Methylation in Eusocial Developmental Plasticity and Evolution; The Putative Role of DNA Methylation in Behavior and Social Behavioral Evolution; Social Insect Evolution: A Quickly Advancing Field; References; 4: Evo-Devo on Chip; Introduction; Interrogating Developmental Mechanisms in Drosophila melanogaster Using Microdevices

Microfluidic Advances for Developmental and Behavioral Studies in C. elegansMicrofluidic Culture Systems for Studying Genetic and Environmental Effects on D. rerio Development; Mammalian Embryonic Development in Microsystems; Conclusion; References; 5: From Black and White to Shades of Gray: Unifying Evo-Devo through the Integration of Molecular and Quantitative Approaches; Introduction; The Geometry of Development: A Quantitative Approach; A Brief Review of GMs; How GM Can Be Used to Study the Evolution of Development

Size and Shape Relationships: How Can Allometry Inform Us about the Process of Evolution?

Sommario/riassunto

Providing outstanding breadth of coverage in evo-devo, Advances in Evolutionary Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive review of the milestones of research in evolution and development and outlines the exciting research agenda for the field going forward. Compiling the viewpoints of a diverse group of field experts, this timely text expands the now-mature science of evo-devo into more complex areas of research. This essential reference is destined to become the go-to source for ideas and hypotheses for a new generation of graduate students in evolutionary and developmental biolo



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825987003321

Autore

Flumerfelt Shanon

Titolo

Complex Systems Engineering : Theory and Practice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston : , : American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

1-62410-565-3

1-5231-4516-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 pages)

Collana

Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics ; ; v.256

Altri autori (Persone)

SchwartzKatherine

MavrisDimitri

Disciplina

629.135

Soggetti

Aeronautics - Systems engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Complex Systems Engineering: Theory and Practice represents state-of-the-art thought leadership on system complexity for aerospace and aviation, where breakthrough paradigms and strategies are sorely needed. The costs and consequences of current knowledge and practice gaps are substantial. In short, this problem is caused by several factors: the lack of human capacity to comprehend complexity without machine/autonomation interfaces, the rapid pace of changes in the sector, and the increasing complexity and complicatedness of systems of all types and sizes (occurring by design and by default).