Timo Olavi Vuorisalo Pia Kristina Mutikainen P. Mutikainen
"The lack of discussion of the life histories of modular organisms is the weakness of this book that I most regret. . . . Modular organisms are different. " S. C. Steams: The Evolution of Life Histories (1992) Life-history theory endeavours to increase our understanding of the processe, s whereby the broad features of the life cycles of organisms, such as the timing and magnitude of reproduction, have evolved. Although reproductive traits have dominated as study objects due to their immediate importance for evolutionary success, much work has also been conducted on patterns of development,...
"The lack of discussion of the life histories of modular organisms is the weakness of this book that I most regret. . . . Modular organisms are differ...