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Origination of organismal form : beyond the gene in developmental and evolutionary theory
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Origination of organismal form : beyond the gene in developmental and evolutionary theory

Author: Gerd Müller; Stuart Newman; Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research.
Series: Vienna series in theoretical biology.
Edition/Format:   Book : Conference publication : English
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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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