Quirks of Human Anatomy - An Evo-Devo Look At the Human Body

Informationen zum Autor Dr Lewis I. Held earned his BS in Life Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973. On completion of his PhD in molecular biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977, he became a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Irvine's Developmental Biology Center from 1977 to 1980. Following a 6-year period as an Assistant Professional Research Biologist at the University of California, Irvine, he joined Texas Tech University as an Associate Professor of Biology in 1987. He was awarded the President's Excellence in Teaching Medal from Texas Tech University in 1995 and is the author of Models for Embryonic Periodicity and Imaginal Discs: The Genetic and Cellular Logic of Pattern Formation. Klappentext Introduces students to basic concepts in evolutionary developmental biology! for undergraduate and graduate courses. Zusammenfassung With the emergence of the new field of evolutionary developmental biology we are witnessing a renaissance of Darwin's insights 150 years after his On the Origin of Species. This book introduces students to basic concepts in evolutionary developmental biology! for undergraduate and graduate courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Background; 2. Symmetry and asymmetry; 3. Mysteries of the midline; 4. Merism and modularity; 5. Sexual dimorphisms; 6. Silly, stupid, and dangerous quirks; 7. Mind and brain.

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• Autori: Jr Held, Jr Lewis I. Held, Jr. Lewis I. Held, Lewis I. Held, Lewis I. Held Jr
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521518482
• ISBN: 978-0-521-51848-2
• Pagine: 274
• Serie: Evo-Devo Bundle 3 Paperback Book Set
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Developmental biology, Evolution / Evolutionary biology