Embryos in Deep Time: The Rock Record of Biological Development - Couverture rigide

Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo

 
9780520271937: Embryos in Deep Time: The Rock Record of Biological Development
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ISBN 10 : 0520271939 ISBN 13 : 9780520271937
Editeur : University of California Press, 2012

Synopsis

How can we bring together the study of genes, embryos and fossils? Embryos in Deep Time is a critical synthesis of the study of individual development in fossils. It brings together an up-to-date review of concepts from comparative anatomy, ecology and developmental genetics, and examples of different kinds of animals from diverse geological epochs and geographic areas.

Can fossil embryos demonstrate evolutionary changes in reproductive modes? How have changes in ocean chemistry in the past affected the development of marine organisms? What can the microstructure of fossil bone and teeth reveal about maturation time, longevity and changes in growth phases? This book addresses these and other issues and documents with numerous examples and illustrations how fossils provide evidence not only of adult anatomy but also of the life history of individuals at different growth stages. The central topic of Biology today-the transformations occurring during the life of an organism and the mechanisms behind them-is addressed in an integrative manner for extinct animals.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Marcelo Sanchez is an Assistant Professor for Paleontology at the Palaontologisches Institut und Museum der Universitat Zurich.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520271939
ISBN 13 
9780520271937
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
265
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Personne responsable
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