Evolutionary Developmental Biology: A Reference Guide

ISBN-13: 9783319329772 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 1257 str.

Laura Nuno De La Rosa; Gerd Muller

Opis

This reference work provides an comprehensive and easily accessible source of information on numerous aspects of Evolutionary Developmental Biology. The work provides an extended overview on the current state of the art of this interdisciplinary and dynamic scientific field. The work is organized in thematic sections, referring to the specific requirements and interests in each section in far detail. "Evolutionary Developmental Biology - A Reference Guide" is intended to provide a resource of knowledge for researchers engaged in evolutionary biology, developmental biology, theoretical biology, philosophy of sciences and history of biology.

Spis treści

Key Concepts in evo-Devo/Theoretical Issues in evo-Devo.- Philosophy of evo-Devo.- History of evo-Devo.- Extensions of evo-Devo.- Evolution of Development.- Developmental Mechanisms of Evolution.- Populational Mechanisms of Developmental Evolution.- Methods in evo-Devo Biology.- Macroevolutionary Patterns.- Evo-Devo by Phenotype: evo-Devo of Organs and Body Parts.- Evo-Devo by Phenotype: evo-Devo of Tissues and Cell Types.- Plant evo-Devo.- Animal evo-Devo.- Vertebrate evo-Devo.- Invertebrate evo-Devo.

O autorze

Laura Nuño de la Rosa, Ph.D., is a philosopher of science working on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with a special emphasis on evo-devo. Graduated in Humanities, in 2010 she completed a master’s degree in biophysics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. In 2012, she obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy, with a thesis on the problem of organismal form, jointly from Complutense University of Madrid and Pantheon-Sorbonne University. After enjoying postdoc positions at the KLI Institute and the University of the Basque Country, Dr. Nuño de la Rosa joined the Department of Logic and Theoretical Philosophy at the Complutense University in 2015.

Gerd B. Müller, M.D., Ph.D., is professor emeritus at the University of Vienna, Austria, where he headed the Department of Theoretical Biology. He is president of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Klosterneuburg, Austria, and president of the European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology. His research interests include developmental patterning, evolutionary innovation, evo-devo, and evolutionary theory.