Key transitions in animal evolution [electronic resource] / editors, Rob DeSalle, Bernd Schierwater.

Contributor(s): DeSalle, Rob | Schierwater, B. (Bernd), 1958-Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Enfield, N.H. : Science Publishers, 2011. Description: xii, 434 p. : ill. (some col.)ISBN: 9781439854020 (ebook : PDF)Subject(s): Phylogeny | Evolution (Biology) | Genetic transcriptionGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition.

Contents:

section 1. Tangled roots in the animal tree of life -- section 2. The earliest animals : from genes to transitions -- section 3. Pattern and process at the base of the metazoan tree of life.

Summary: "The origin of multicellular animals is one of those difficult and delicate biological problems that have been pondered for centuries. This book summarizes recent results in phylogenetics and developmental biology that address the evolution of key innovations in metazoans. The first section covers phylogenetic issues. Focusing on nervous system and sensory organ development, the second section addresses prominent questions concerning the developmental biology of metazoan evolution. A third section discusses the evolution of pattern and process in the incredible forms of life that we call Metazoa and covers evolution of life histories and the evolution of biogeochemical aspects of metazoans. The book has over 40 illustrations and an up-to-date bibliography of over 500 references. Each chapter concludes with a set of questions for study and discussion."-- Provided by publisher.

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"The origin of multicellular animals is one of those difficult and delicate biological problems that have been pondered for centuries. This book summarizes recent results in phylogenetics and developmental biology that address the evolution of key innovations in metazoans. The first section covers phylogenetic issues. Focusing on nervous system and sensory organ development, the second section addresses prominent questions concerning the developmental biology of metazoan evolution. A third section discusses the evolution of pattern and process in the incredible forms of life that we call Metazoa and covers evolution of life histories and the evolution of biogeochemical aspects of metazoans. The book has over 40 illustrations and an up-to-date bibliography of over 500 references. Each chapter concludes with a set of questions for study and discussion."-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

section 1. Tangled roots in the animal tree of life -- section 2. The earliest animals : from genes to transitions -- section 3. Pattern and process at the base of the metazoan tree of life.

Also available in print edition.

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