Embryos in deep time : the rock record of biological development / Marcelo R. Sánchez.

Author/creator Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Fossils, ontogeny, and phylogeny -- Evo-devo, plasticity, and modules -- Fossilized vertebrate ontogenies -- Bones and teeth under the microscope -- Proportions, growth, and taxonomy -- Growth and diversification patterns -- Fossils and developmental genetics -- "Missing links" and the evolution of development -- Mammalian and human development -- On trilobites, shells, and bugs -- Epilogue : is there a moral to developmental paleontology?.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011034435
ISBN9780520271937 (alk. paper)
ISBN0520271939 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QE719.8 .S26 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold