LEADER 03423nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910964711303321 005 20251117003553.0 010 $a9786611110079 010 $a9781281110077 010 $a1281110078 010 $a9780309667869 010 $a0309667860 035 $a(CKB)1000000000714085 035 $a(EBL)3378317 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280714 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12087496 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280714 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299804 035 $a(PQKB)11484657 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378317 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378317 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10203752 035 $a(OCoLC)923278396 035 $a(Perlego)4739061 035 $a(BIP)13947468 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000714085 100 $a20070807d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAdaptation and complex design /$fJohn C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (379 p.) 225 0 $aIn the light of evolution ;$vv. 1 300 $aVol. 1 based on a colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, held December 1-2, 2006, in Irvine, California. 311 08$a9780309104050 311 08$a030910405X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $apt. 1. Introduction essay -- pt. 2. Epistemological approaches to biocomplexity assessment -- pt. 3. From individual ontogeny to symbiosis : a hierarchy of complexity -- pt. 4. Case studies : dissecting complex phenotypes -- pt. 5. Concluding essay. 330 $aIn December 2006, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquium (featured as part of the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia series) on "Adaptation and Complex Design" to synthesize recent empirical findings and conceptual approaches toward understanding the evolutionary origins and maintenance of complex adaptations. Darwin's elucidation of natural selection as a creative natural force was a monumental achievement in the history of science, but a century and a half later some religious believers still contend that biotic complexity registers conscious supernatural design. In this book, modern scientific perspectives are presented on the evolutionary origin and maintenance of complex phenotypes including various behaviors, anatomies, and physiologies. After an introduction by the editors and an opening historical and conceptual essay by Francisco Ayala, this book includes 14 papers presented by distinguished evolutionists at the colloquium. The papers are organized into sections covering epistemological approaches to the study of biocomplexity, a hierarchy of topics on biological complexity ranging from ontogeny to symbiosis, and case studies explaining how complex phenotypes are being dissected in terms of genetics and development. 606 $aEvolution (Biology)$vCongresses 615 0$aEvolution (Biology) 676 $a576.8 701 $aAvise$b John C$0531461 701 $aAyala$b Francisco J$g(Francisco Jose?),$f1934-2023.$01380539 712 02$aNational Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964711303321 996 $aAdaptation and complex design$94366357 997 $aUNINA