Developmental approaches to human evolution / / edited by Julia C. Boughner and Campbell Rolian

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (429 p.)
• Disciplina: 599.9
• Soggetto topico: Human evolution; Human beings - Origin
• Persona (resp. second.): BoughnerJulia C.; RolianCampbell
• 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: Title Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword: Humans from Embryos; Chapter 1: Introduction to Evo-Devo-Anthro; A Brief History of Evo-Devo; Evolution, Development, and Anthropology; Integration, Modularity, and Evolvability in Biological Anthropology; Developmental Genetics: Next Steps and New Frontiers in Evo-Devo-Anthro; References; Chapter 2: Chondrocranial Growth, Developmental Integration and Evolvability in the Human Skull; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Quantitative Genetic Analysis; Response to Selection; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References ; Chapter 3: The Tooth of the MatterIntroduction; Tooth Developmental Biology: Genetic Determinants of Tooth Class, Position, and Form; Jaw Morphogenesis: Developmental Genetics of Jaw Identity and Its Differentiation from Tooth; A Brief History of Wondering How Teeth "Know" When and How Fast to Form in the Jawbone; Implications for Human and Primate Evo-Devo Studies; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4: Genetic Regulation of Amelogenesis and Implications for Hominin Ancestors; Introduction; Tooth and Enamel Development; The Molecular Circadian Clock in Enamel ; Possible Function of the "Enamel Clock": Is It Linked to Cross Striations?Daily Growth of Enamel and Its Relevance in Hominin Evolution; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5: Evo-Devo Sheds Light on Mechanisms of Human Evolution; Introduction; Examples of Developmental Mechanisms Underlying Evolutionary Change; Hox Genes and Coordinated Limb Evolution in Hominoids; Identifying Human-Specific Genetic Changes; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6: Out on a Limb; Introduction; Scapula; Pelvis; Limbs; Conclusions and Future Directions; Acknowledgements ; ReferencesChapter 7: Tinkering with Growth Plates; Introduction; Limb Bone Growth; Developmental Model of Endochondral Ossification; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8: Origin, Development, and Evolution of Primate Muscles, with Notes on Human Anatomical Variations and Anomalies; Introduction; The Developmental and Evolutionary Origins of the Head,Neck, Pectoral, and Forelimb Muscles; The Notions of Purpose and Progress in Evolution and the Parallelism Between Ontogeny and Phylogeny ; The Relationship between Trisomies, "Atavisms," Evolutionary Reversions, and Developmental ConstraintsTempo and Mode of Primate and Human Evolution, Modularity, and Ontogenetic Constraints; The relationship between Modern Human Anomalies/Variations, Digit Loss/Gain, Muscle Changes and Homeotic Transformations; The Similarity of the Hind and Forelimb Structures of Modern Humans, Serial Homology and Homoplasy, and Developmental Biology; General Remarks and Future Directions; References; Chapter 9: The Evolutionary Biology of Human Neurodevelopment; Introduction ; The Genetical Evolution of Neurodevelopment
• Titolo autorizzato: Developmental approaches to human evolution
• ISBN: 1-118-52474-8; 1-118-52470-5; 1-118-52475-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910829970603321
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