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Thomson, Keith Stewart,

Morphogenesis and evolution. / Keith Stewart Thomson. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, ©1988. - 1 online resource (vi, 154 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-149) and index.

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory, Reduction, and Hierarchy; 3. Development: Pattern and Process; 4. Early Pattern Formation; 5. Example: Early Pattern Formation in Amphibia; 6. Later Pattern Formation: Morphogenesis; 7. Some General Properties of Morphogenetic Systems; 8. Patterns of Evolution; 9. Morphogenesis and Evolution.

1. Introduction. 2. Theory, Reduction, and Hierarchy. 3. Development: Pattern and Process. 4. Early Pattern Formation. 5. Example: Early Pattern Formation in Amphibia. 6. Later Pattern Formation: Morphogenesis. 7. Some General Properties of Morphogenetic Systems. 8. Patterns of Evolution. 9. Morphogenesis and Evolution.


English.

ISBN: 9780195364279 (electronic bk.) 0195364279 (electronic bk.) 0195049128 (alk. paper) 9780195049121 1280449624 9781280449628 9786610449620 6610449627

LCCN: 87024075

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Morphogenesis.
Evolution (Biology)
Biological Evolution
Morphogenesis
Biological Phenomena
Growth and Development
Genetic Phenomena
Physiological Phenomena
Phenomena and Processes.
Évolution (Biologie)
Morphogenèse.
evolution.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Developmental Biology.
Morphogenesis.
Biophysics.
Biology.
Health & Biological Sciences.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH491 / .T466 1988eb

Dewey Class. No.: 571/.833

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QH 491 / T483m 1988