Originally published in 1987 Rates of Evolution is an edited
collection drawn from a symposium convened to bring together
palaeontologists, geneticists, molecular biologists and
developmental biologists to examine some aspects of the problem of
evolutionary rates. The book asks questions surrounding the study
of evolution, such as did large morphological changes really occur
rapidly at various times in the geological past, or is the fossil
record too imperfect to be of value in assessing rates of
morphological change? What is the measure of 'rapid' change? Is
stasis at any taxonomic level established? Is it possible to relate
genomic and morphological change? What is the role of regulatory
and executive genes in controlling evolutionary change? Does the
transfer of genetic material between different taxa provide the
possibility of increasing evolutionary rates? Featuring
contributions from leading researchers, this book will interest
anthropologists, palaeontology and scientists of evolution and
genetics.
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