Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution
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Beschreibung
Animal evolution has always been at the core of Biology, but even today many fundamental questions remain open. The field of animal ‘evo-devo’ is leveraging recent technical and conceptual advances in development, paleontology, genomics and transcriptomics to propose radically different answers to traditional evolutionary controversies.
This book is divided into four parts, each of which approaches animal evolution from a different perspective. The first part (chapters 2 and 3) investigates how new sources of evidence have changed conventional views of animal origins, while the second (chapters 4–8) addresses the connection between embryogenesis and evolution, and the genesis of cellular, tissue and morphological diversity. The third part (chapters 9 and 10) investigates how big data in molecular biology is transforming our understanding of the mechanisms governing morphological change in animals. In closing, the fourth part (chapters 11–13) explores new theoreticaland conceptual approaches to animal evolution.
‘Old questions and young approaches to animal evolution’ offers a comprehensive and updated view of animal evolutionary biology that will serve both as a first step into this fascinating field for students and university educators, and as a review of complementary approaches for researchers.
Explains how recent technical and conceptual advances affect animal evolution research
Broadens your understanding of the origin of animals
Explains how big data approches transform our understanding of animal evolution and development
Explains how recent technical and conceptual advances are impacting animal evolution research Broadens readers’ understanding of the origin of animals Explains how big data approaches are now transforming our understanding of animal evolution and development
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José M. Martín-Durán
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Animal Evolution Evo-Devo Animal Development Evolutionary Morphology Molecular Phyolgeny Emergence of Animals Animal Life History Phylogenomics Evolutionary History of Metazoans Animal Embryogenesis Germ Layer Theory Animal Diversification
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“Excellent examples discussed throughout the book … . Overall, this edited volume offers an enjoyable read and is a timely contribution for a wide range of evolutionary biologists interested in tackling and revisiting the many “big picture” questions in animal evolution.” (Joshua R. York, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 96 (4), December, 2021)
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