The shape of life : genes, development, and the evolution of animal form / Rudolf A. Raff.
| Author/creator | Raff, Rudolf A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1996. |
| Description | xxiii, 520 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Over the ice for ontogeny and phylogeny -- Metazoan phyla and body plans -- Deep time and metazoan origins -- Molecular phylogeny : dissecting the metazoan radiation -- Recovering data from the past -- Developmental basis of body plans -- Building similar animals in different ways -- It's not all heterochrony -- Developmental constraints -- Modularity, dissociation and co-option -- Opportunistic genomes -- Evolving new body plans. |
| Local note | Little-301880--305131007617Y |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-491) and index. |
| LCCN | 95049224 |
| ISBN | 0226702650 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226702669 (paper : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH390 .R325 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |