Evolution of Organ Systems

Zusatztext It succeeds in providinf an integrative view on this important but often neglected aspect of metazoan evolution...highly recommend this volume as an introduction to the evolution of animal organ systems. Informationen zum Autor Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa was born in Königstein, Germany in 1966.He followed his passion for zoology by studying in Gießen and Göttingen (Germany), where he received his PhD in 1996. He worked as a PostDoc in Pittsburgh and Tampa (USA) and as assistant researcher at the Universities of Bielefeld and Braunschweig. Currently in the Department of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Bielefeld, he is about to take up a position as the Curator at the Zoological Museum at the University of Hamburg. Klappentext Although there are several books on the phylogenetic relationships of animals, this is the first to focus on the consequences of such relationships for the evolution of organs themselves. It provides a summary of evolutionary hypotheses for each of the major organ systems, describing alternative theories in those cases of continuing controversy. Zusammenfassung Although there are several books on the phylogenetic relationships of animals, this is the first to focus on the consequences of such relationships for the evolution of organs themselves. It provides a summary of evolutionary hypotheses for each of the major organ systems, describing alternative theories in those cases of continuing controversy.

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• Authors: Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (Zoological Museum Schmidt-Rhaesa, Schmidt-Rhaesa Andreas
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2007
• EAN: 9780198566687
• ISBN: 978-0-19-856668-7
• No. of pages: 400
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