The Origins of Evolutionary Innovations: A Theory of Transformative Change in Living Systems

by Andreas Wagner

Book Overview

The history of life is a nearly four billion year old story of transformative change. This change ranges from dramatic macroscopic innovations such as the evolution of wings or eyes, to a myriad of molecular changes that form the basis of macroscopic innovations. We are familiar with many examples of innovations (qualitatively new phenotypes that can provide a critical benefit) but have no systematic understanding of the principles that allow organisms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199692602
• ISBN13: 9780199692606
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.6"