Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

Animal evolution has always been at the core of Biology, but even today many fundamental questions remain open. The field of animal 'evo-devo' is leveraging recent technical and conceptual advances in development, paleontology, genomics and transcriptomics to propose radically different answers to traditional evolutionary controversies. This book is divided into four parts, each of which approaches animal evolution from a different perspective. The first part (chapters 2 and 3) investigates how new sources of evidence have changed conventional views of animal origins, while the second (chapters 4-8) addresses the connection between embryogenesis and evolution, and the genesis of cellular, tissue and morphological diversity. The third part (chapters 9 and 10) investigates how big data in molecular biology is transforming our understanding of the mechanisms governing morphological change in animals. In closing, the fourth part (chapters 11-13) explores new theoretical and conceptual approaches to animal evolution. 'Old questions and young approaches to animal evolution' offers a comprehensive and updated view of animal evolutionary biology that will serve both as a first step into this fascinating field for students and university educators, and as a review of complementary approaches for researchers.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Fascinating Life Sciences
Release date:	August 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Jose M. Martin-Duran • Bruno C. Vellutini
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-018201-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General
LSN:	3-03-018201-0
Barcode:	9783030182014

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