The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0127309357 ISBN 13: 9780127309354

Verlag: Academic Press, 1999

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Larvae represent one of the classic problems of evolutionary biology and may explain how new body plans originate. It has often been suggested that many entirely unique body plans first originated as retained larvae of ancestral organisms.This book covers larval evolution and the developmental and evolutionary forces which shape and constrain them. Intended to contribute to a continuing dialectic, this book represents diverse opinions as well as manifold conclusions from an international team of leading zoologists and developmental biologists. Certain to challenge and intrigue, this book should be a part of the library of every evolutionary and developmental biologist interested in larvae and their significance.

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Brian K. Hall, Residence: Halifax, NS, Canada. Affiliation: Dalhousie Univesrsity, Halifax, NS. Canada - Marvalee H. Wake, Residence: Berkeley, California. Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, California

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A classic problem in evolutionary biology is the origin of larvae - how and why did they occur? Indeed, it has often been suggested that many entirely unique body plans first originated as retained larvae of ancestral organisms. But what of the larvae themselves? What developmental and evolutionary forces shape and constrain them? These questions and others are dealt with by this international team of leading zoologists and developmental biologists. Intended to contribute to a continuing dialectic, this book presents diverse opinions as well as manifold conclusions. Certain to challenge and intrique, The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms should be a part of the library of every evolutionary and developmental biologist interested in larvae and their significance.

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• Verlag: Academic Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0127309357
• ISBN 13: 9780127309354
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 425
• Herausgeber: Hall Brian K., Wake Marvalee H.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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