Morphogenesis and evolution / / Keith Stewart Thomson

• Autore: Thomson Keith Stewart
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1988; ©1988
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (163 p.)
• Disciplina: 574.1/7
• Soggetto topico: Morphogenesis; Developmental biology; Evolution (Biology)
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1988.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory, Reduction, and Hierarchy; 3. Development: Pattern and Process; 4. Early Pattern Formation; 5. Example: Early Pattern Formation in Amphibia; 6. Later Pattern Formation: Morphogenesis; 7. Some General Properties of Morphogenetic Systems; 8. Patterns of Evolution; 9. Morphogenesis and Evolution; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Today, developmental and evolutionary biologists are focusing renewed attention on the developmental process, specifically those genetic and cellular factors which influence variation in individual body shape or metabolism. They are attempting to understand better how evolutionary trends and patterns within individuals might be limited and controlled. In this important work, the author reviews the classical literature on embryology, morphogenesis and palaeontology, and presents recent genetic and molecular studies on development. The result is a unique perspective on a set of problems of fundamental importance to developmental and evolutionary biologists.
• Titolo autorizzato: Morphogenesis and evolution
• ISBN: 0-19-756005-9; 1-280-44962-4; 9786610449620; 0-19-536427-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784731603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.