| The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought: Roots of Evo-Devo Contributor(s): Amundson, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521703972 ISBN-13: 9780521703970 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Developmental Biology - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 576.801 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.90 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book Ron Amundson examines 200 years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). This new perspective challenges several popular views about the history of evolutionary thought by claiming that many earlier authors made history come out right for the Evolutionary Synthesis. The book starts with a revised history of nineteenth-century evolutionary thought. It then investigates how development became irrelevant to evolution with the Evolutionary Synthesis. It concludes with an examination of the contrasts that persist between mainstream evolutionary theory and evo-devo. |
Contributor Bio(s): Amundson, Ron: - Ron Amundson is Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii, Hilo. |