The Development of Animal Form Ontogeny, Morphology, and Evolution [Hardcover]

The Development of Animal Form integrates traditional morphological and contemporary molecular genetic approaches to evolutionary developmental biology or 'evo-devo'.Contemporary research in evolutionary developmental biology ('evo-devo') has interpreted animal architecture mainly in terms of molecular genetics. Less effort has been spent on the exploitation of traditional disciplines like comparative morphology. The Development of Animal Form integrates traditional morphology and contemporary molecular genetics while incorporating research on postembryonic development. This combined approach leads to less conventional views of basic animal organization (body axes, symmetry, segments, body regions, and appendages). This book will interest graduate students and researchers of evolutionary and developmental biology, and scholars in related areas of cell biology, genetics, and zoology.Contemporary research in evolutionary developmental biology ('evo-devo') has interpreted animal architecture mainly in terms of molecular genetics. Less effort has been spent on the exploitation of traditional disciplines like comparative morphology. The Development of Animal Form integrates traditional morphology and contemporary molecular genetics while incorporating research on postembryonic development. This combined approach leads to less conventional views of basic animal organization (body axes, symmetry, segments, body regions, and appendages). This book will interest graduate students and researchers of evolutionary and developmental biology, and scholars in related areas of cell biology, genetics, and zoology.Contemporary research in evolutionary developmental biology has been predominantly devoted to interpreting basic features of animal architecture in molecular genetics terms. Considerably less time has been spent on the exploitation of the wealth of facts and concepts from traditional disciplines, such as comparative morphology. This book integrates traditional morphologicallƒœ