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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457264303321

Autore

McGhee George R

Titolo

Convergent evolution [[electronic resource] ] : limited forms most beautiful / / George R. McGhee Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-30289-6

9786613302892

0-262-29887-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 322 p.) : ill

Collana

The Vienna series in theoretical biology

Disciplina

576.8

Soggetti

Convergence (Biology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

What is convergent evolution? -- Convergent animals -- Convergent plants --Convergent ecosystems -- Convergent molecules -- Convergent minds -- Functional and developmental constraint in convergent evolution -- Philosophical implications of convergent evolution -- Appendix: A phylogenetic classification of life.

Sommario/riassunto

An analysis of convergent evolution, from molecules to ecosystems, demonstrating the limited number of evolutionary pathways available to life.