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How the Snake Lost its Legs - Curious Tales from the Frontier of Evo-Devo (Hardcover, New)
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How the Snake Lost its Legs - Curious Tales from the Frontier of Evo-Devo (Hardcover, New)
Series: Evo-Devo Bundle 3 Paperback Book Set
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How did the zebra really get its stripes, and the giraffe its long
neck? What is the science behind camel humps, leopard spots, and
other animal oddities? Such questions have fascinated us for
centuries, but the expanding field of evo-devo (evolutionary
developmental biology) is now providing, for the first time, a
wealth of insights and answers. Taking inspiration from Kipling's
'Just So Stories', this book weaves emerging insights from evo-devo
into a narrative that provides startling explanations for the
origin and evolution of traits across the animal kingdom. Held's
unique and engaging style makes this narrative both enlightening
and entertaining, guiding students and researchers through even
complex concepts and encouraging a fuller understanding of the
latest developments in the field. The first five chapters cover the
first bilaterally symmetric animals, flies, butterflies, snakes,
and cheetahs. A final chapter surveys recent results about a
menagerie of other animals.
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