The Origin of Animal Body Plans: A Study in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

by Wallace Arthur

Book Overview

Neo-Darwinism currently occupies a dominant position in evolutionary thought. While this theory has considerable explanatory power, it is widely recognized as being incomplete in that it lacks a component dealing with individual development, or ontogeny. This is particularly conspicuous in relation to attempts to explain the evolutionary origin of the 35 or so animal body plans, and of the developmental trajectories that generate them. This book examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521779286
• ISBN13: 9780521779289
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"