Keywords & Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

by Wendy M. Olson

Book Overview

The new field of evolutionary developmental biology is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary biology. The fundamental principle of evolutionary developmental biology ("evo-devo") is that evolution acts through inherited changes in the development of the organism. "Evo-devo" is not merely a fusion of the fields of developmental and evolutionary biology, the grafting of a developmental perspective onto evolutionary biology, or the incorporation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674022408
• ISBN13: 9780674022409
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.8"