Modularity in Development and Evolution

By: Gerhard Schlosser (Editor), Gunter P. Wagner (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 July 2004 | Edition Number 1

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Modularity in Development and Evolution offers the first sustained exploration of modules from developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Contributors discuss what modularity is, how it can be identified and modeled, how it originated and evolved, and its biological significance. Covering modules at levels ranging from genes to colonies, the book focuses on their roles not just in structures but also in processes such as gene regulation. Among many exciting findings, the contributors demonstrate how modules can highlight key constraints on evolutionary processes.

A timely synthesis of a crucial topic, Modularity in Development and Evolution shows the invaluable insights modules can give into both developmental complexities and their evolutionary origins.

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""[This collection] is one of the most recent attempts at clarifying the concept of modularity and its implications for evolution. . . . The different contributions represent a variety of perspectives and examples of evolutionary and developmental modularity, and stand as a clear demonstration of just how difficult it can be to firmly formalize this 'fashionable' concept."

--Patricia Beldade "Quarterly Review of Biology"
"A broad-ranging and up-to-date overview of what is clearly a key concept at the intersection of two disciplines, Modularity in Development and Evolution will be a valuable and timely contribution to the rapidly evolving field of evo-devo. This book represents an excellent compendium of concrete examples and case studies, illustrating the utility and application of a much-discussed concept."Jessica Bolker, University of New Hampshire--Jessica Bolker, University of New Hampshire
"The validity and significance of modularity for evo-devo remains the subject of considerable debate, even controversy. This book offers the most comprehensive and compelling argument to date in favor of a prominentindeed, indispensablerole for modularity in the study of the relation between development and evolution. Moreover, it does so by maintaining an effective balance between theoretical considerations and empirical studies."James Hanken, Harvard University--James Hanken, Harvard University

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