عنوان

Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution /

(Number (ISBN

0521516293 (hardback)

(Number (ISBN

052173620X (paperback)

(Number (ISBN

9780521516297 (hardback)

(Number (ISBN

9780521736206 (paperback)

Number

b528060

Title Proper

Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Patrick Bateson, Peter Gluckman

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011, ©2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

ix, 156 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Machine generated contents note: 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

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Text of Note

"How do we understand and explain the apparent dichotomy between plasticity and robustness in the context of development? Can we identify these complex processes without resorting to 'either/or' solutions? Written by two leaders in the field, this is the first book to fully unravel the complexity of the subject, explaining that the epigenetic processes generating plasticity and robustness are in fact deeply intertwined. It identifies the different mechanisms that generate robustness and the various forms of plasticity, before considering the functional significance of the integrated mechanisms and how the component processes might have evolved. Finally, it highlights the ways in which epigenetic mechanisms could be instrumental in driving evolutionary change. Essential reading for biologists and psychologists interested in epigenetics and evolution, this book is also a valuable resource for biological anthropologists, sociobiologists, child psychologists and paediatricians"--

Adaptation (Biology)

Developmental biology

Evolution (Biology)

Phenotypic plasticity

Survival analysis (Biometry)

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Bateson, P. P. G., (Paul Patrick Gordon),1938-2017

Gluckman, Peter D.

Date of Transaction

20110923160252.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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