Form and Function in Developmental Evolution

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511576188

This book represents an effort to understand very old questions about biological form, function, and the relationships between them. The essays collected here reflect the diversity of approaches in evolutionary developmental biology (Evo Devo), including not only studies by prominent scientists whose research focuses on topics concerned with evolution and development, but also historically and conceptually oriented studies that place the scientific work within a larger framework and ask how it can be pushed further. Topics under discussion range from the use of theoretical and empirical biomechanics to understand the evolution of plant form, to detailed studies of the evolution of development and the role of developmental constraints on phenotypic variation. The result is a rich and interdisciplinary volume that will begin a wider conversation about the shape of Evo Devo as it matures as a field.

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Frontmatter
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List of figures
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List of contributors
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List of journal abbreviations
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1 - Introduction
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- By Andrew L. Hamilton, Manfred D. Laubichler, Jane Maienschein
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2 - Form and function in Evo Devo: historical and conceptual reflections
pp 10-46
- By Manfred D. Laubichler
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3 - Deducing plant function from organic form: challenges and pitfalls
pp 47-82
- By Karl J. Niklas
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4 - Evolution in the light of embryos: seeking the origins of novelties in ontogeny
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- By Rudolf A. Raff, Elizabeth C. Raff
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5 - A focus on both form and function in examining selection versus constraint
pp 112-131
- By Paul M. Brakefield
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6 - Innovation and diversity in functional morphology
pp 132-152
- By Peter C. Wainwright
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7 - The developmental evolution of avian digit homology: an update
pp 153-175
- By Günter P. Wagner
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8 - Functional analysis and character transformation
pp 176-200
- By Richard A. Richards
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9 - The nature of constraints
pp 201-212
- By Roger Sansom
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10 - Toward a mechanistic Evo Devo
pp 213-224
- By Andrew L. Hamilton
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of figures
pp ix-xii

List of tables
pp xiii-xiv

List of contributors
pp xv-xvi

List of journal abbreviations
pp xvii-xviii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-9

2 - Form and function in Evo Devo: historical and conceptual reflections
pp 10-46

3 - Deducing plant function from organic form: challenges and pitfalls
pp 47-82

4 - Evolution in the light of embryos: seeking the origins of novelties in ontogeny
pp 83-111

5 - A focus on both form and function in examining selection versus constraint
pp 112-131

6 - Innovation and diversity in functional morphology
pp 132-152

7 - The developmental evolution of avian digit homology: an update
pp 153-175

8 - Functional analysis and character transformation
pp 176-200

9 - The nature of constraints
pp 201-212

10 - Toward a mechanistic Evo Devo
pp 213-224

Index
pp 225-234

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