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Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521736206
Veröffentl:
2011
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.06.2011
Seiten:
168
Autor:
Patrick Bateson
Gewicht:
254 g
Format:
229x152x9 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS is Emeritus Professor of Ethology at the University of Cambridge. He is President of the Zoological Society of London and former Biological Secretary and Vice-President of the Royal Society. He has a long-standing interest in behavioural development and in evolutionary theory.
The first book to clarify the relationship between plasticity and robustness in the context of development and evolution.
Preface; 1. Setting the scene; 2. Clarifications; 3. Developmental robustness; 4. Plasticity; 5. Integration of robustness and plasticity; 6. Current functions of integrated developmental processes; 7. Evolution of developmental processes; 8. Impact of developmental processes on evolution; 9. Development and evolution intertwined; Acknowledgements; References; Index.