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| Material Type: | Conference publication |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerd Müller; Stuart Newman; Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research. |
| ISBN: | 0262134195 9780262134194 |
| OCLC Number: | 80674610 |
| Notes: | "A Bradford book." Papers. Based on those presented at the workshop. |
| Description: | vi, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | I. Introduction -- 1. Origination of Organismal Form: The Forgotten Cause in Evolutionary Theory / Gerd B. Muller and Stuart A. Newman -- II. Problems of Morphological Evolution -- 2. The Cambrian "Explosion" of Metazoans / Simon Conway Morris -- 3. Convergence and Homoplasy in the Evolution of Organismal Form / Pat Willmer -- 4. Homology: The Evolution of Morphological Organization / Gerd B. Muller -- III. Relationships Between Genes and Form -- 5. Only Details Determine / Roy J. Britten -- 6. The Reactive Genome / Scott F. Gilbert -- 7. Tissue Specificity: Structural Cues Allow Diverse Phenotypes from a Constant Genotype / Mina J. Bissell, I. Saira Mian, Derek Radisky and Eva Turley -- 8. Genes, Cell Behavior, and the Evolution of Form / Ellen Larsen -- IV. Physical Determinants of Morphogenesis -- 9. Cell Adhesive Interactions and Tissue Self-Organization / Malcolm Steinberg -- 10. Gradients, Diffusion, and Genes in Pattern Formation / H. Frederik Nijhout -- 11. A Biochemical Oscillator Linked to Vertebrate Segmentation / Olivier Pourquie -- 12. Organization through Intra-Inter Dynamics / Kunihiko Kaneko -- 13. From Physics to Development: The Evolution of Morphogenetic Mechanisms / Stuart A. Newman -- V. Origination and Evolvability -- 14. Phenotypic Plasticity and Evolution by Genetic Assimilation / Vidyanand Nanjundiah -- 15. Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in the Origin of the Tetrapod Limb / Gunter P. Wagner and Chi-hua Chiu -- 16. Epigenesis and Evolution of Brains: From Embryonic Divisions to Functional Systems / Georg F. Striedter -- 17. Boundary Constraints for the Emergence of Form / Diego Rasskin-Gutman. |
| Series Title: | Vienna series in theoretical biology. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Gerd Müller and Stuart A. Newman. |
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