Embryos in Deep Time : The Rock Record of Biological Development /

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How can we bring together the study of genes, embryos and fossils? 'Embryos in Deep Time' is a critical synthesis of the study of individual development in fossils. It brings together an up-to-date review of concepts from comparative anatomy, ecology and developmental genetics, and example...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Paläobiologie
Entwicklungsgenetik
Embryo
Paleobiology.
Embryos.
Developmental genetics.
SCIENCE > Paleontology.
NATURE > Fossils.
NATURE > Animals > Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
Genetique du developpement.
Embryons.
Paleobiologie.
Embryo, Mammalian
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fossils, ontogeny, and phylogeny
  • Evo-devo, plasticity, and modules
  • Fossilized vertebrate ontogenies
  • Bones and teeth under the microscope
  • Proportions, growth, and taxonomy
  • Growth and diversification patterns
  • Fossils and developmental genetics
  • "Missing links" and the evolution of development
  • Mammalian and human development
  • On trilobites, shells, and bugs
  • Epilogue : is there a moral to developmental paleontology?

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