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Series Foreword | p. vii |
Preface | p. ix |
Introduction | |
Origination of Organismal Form: The Forgotten Cause in Evolutionary Theory | p. 3 |
Problems Of Morphological Evolution | |
The Cambrian "Explosion" of Metazoans | p. 13 |
Convergence and Homoplasy in the Evolution of Organismal Form | p. 33 |
Homology:The Evolution of Morphological Organization | p. 51 |
Relationships Between Genes And Form | |
Only Details Determine | p. 75 |
The Reactive Genome | p. 87 |
Tissue Specificity: Structural Cues Allow Diverse Phenotypes from a Constant Genotype | p. 103 |
Genes, Cell Behavior, and the Evolution of Form | p. 119 |
Physical Determinants Of Morphogenesis | |
Cell Adhesive Interactions and Tissue Self-Organization | p. 137 |
Gradients, Diffusion, and Genes in Pattern Formation | p. 165 |
A Biochemical Oscillator Linked to Vertebrate Segmentation | p. 183 |
Organization through Intra-Inter Dynamics | p. 195 |
From Physics to Development: The Evolution by Genetic Assimilation | p. 221 |
Origination And Evolvability | |
Phenotypic Plasticity and Evolution by Genetic Assimilation | p. 245 |
Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in the Origin of the Tetrapod Limb | p. 265 |
Epigenesis and Evolution of Brains: From Embryonic Divisions to Functional Systems | p. 287 |
Boundary Constraints for the Emergence of Form | p. 305 |
Contributors | p. 323 |
Index | p. 325 |
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