Development, Growth and Evolution, Volume 20 - Implications for the Study of the Hominid Skeleton (Hardcover)

This book presents a synthesis of the modern approaches to the study of ontogeny and the interpretation of the fossil evidence for human origins. Recent years have seen significant developments in the understanding of the regulation of embryonic pattern formation and skeletal adaptation, and in techniques for the visualizations and analysis of ontogenetic transformations, offering the prospect of understanding the mechanisms underpinning phylogenetic transformation in the skeleton. Advances in developmental biology, molecular genetics, biomechanics, microscopy, imaging and morphometrics are brought to bear on the subject.
Key Features
* Reviews important hot subject areas
* Juxtaposes contributions by developmental biologists and those by evolutionary morphologists
* Makes some bold insights; synthesizes development and evolution

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Linnean Society Symposium
Release date:	March 2000
First published:	2000
Volume editors:	Paul O'Higgins • Martin J. Cohn
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-524965-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
LSN:	0-12-524965-9
Barcode:	9780125249652

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