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From clone to bone : the synergy of morphological and molecular tools in palaeobiology /
"Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in morphology and molecules ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help to elucidate key questions in estimating paleontological divergence and in understanding the mechanisms behind phenotypic evolution. Paleobiological questions such as genome size, digit homologies, genetic control cascades behind phenotype, estimates of vertebrate divergence dates, and rates of morphological evolution are addressed, with a special emphasis on how molecular biology can inform paleontology, directly and indirectly, to better understand life's past. Highlighting a significant shift towards interdisciplinary collaboration, this is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in the integration of organismal and molecular biology"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (396 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139776264 1139776266 9780511760174 0511760175 9781139782296 1139782290 9781139779302 1139779303 1316089274 9781316089279 1139793675 9781139793674 1139783319 9781139783316 1139777785 9781139777780 |