| The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought Contributor(s): Amundson, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521806992 ISBN-13: 9780521806992 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $100.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: In this book Ron Amundson examines 200 years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). This new perspective challenges several popular views about the history of evolutionary thought by claiming that many earlier authors made history come out right for the Evolutionary Synthesis. The book starts with a revised history of nineteenth-century evolutionary thought. It then investigates how development became irrelevant to evolution with the Evolutionary Synthesis. It concludes with an examination of the contrasts that persist between mainstream evolutionary theory and evo-devo. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 576.801 |
| LCCN: 2004054409 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.28" W x 9.28" (1.23 lbs) 296 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Amundson, Ron: - Ron Amundson is Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii, Hilo. |