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  • 1
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,
    UID:
    almafu_9959241474402883
    Format: 1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).
    ISBN: 1-107-16485-0 , 1-280-74917-2 , 9786610749171 , 0-511-26059-8 , 0-511-26116-0 , 0-511-25934-4 , 0-511-61836-0 , 0-511-31996-7 , 0-511-25999-9
    Content: The metaphor of the adaptive landscape - that evolution via the process of natural selection can be visualized as a journey across adaptive hills and valleys, mountains and ravines - permeates both evolutionary biology and the philosophy of science. The focus of this 2006 book is to demonstrate to the reader that the adaptive landscape concept can be put into actual analytical practice through the usage of theoretical morphospaces - geometric spaces of both existent and non-existent biological form - and to demonstrate the power of the adaptive landscape concept in understanding the process of evolution. The adaptive landscape concept further allows us to take a spatial approach to the concepts of natural selection, evolutionary constraint and evolutionary development. For that reason, this book relies heavily on spatial graphics to convey the concepts developed within these pages, and less so on formal mathematics.
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). , The concept of the adaptive landscape -- Modelling natural selection in adaptive landscapes -- Modelling evolutionary phenomena in adaptive landscapes -- The concept of the theoretical morphospace -- Analysing the role of adaptive evolution in theoretical morphospaces -- Analysing evolutionary phenomena in theoretical morphospaces -- Evolutionary constraint in theoretical morphospace -- Evolutionary development in theoretical morphospace -- There is much to be done. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 1-107-40749-4
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-521-84942-X
    Language: English
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  • 2
    Book
    Book
    Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] :MIT Press,
    UID:
    almahu_BV042543177
    Format: xii, 322 S.
    ISBN: 978-0-262-01642-1 , 978-0-262-29887-2
    Series Statement: Vienna series in theoretical biology
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
    Language: English
    Subjects: Biology
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  • 3
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cambridge, Mass. ; : MIT Press,
    UID:
    almahu_9948043368502882
    Format: 1 online resource (xii, 322 p.) : , ill.
    ISBN: 9780262298872 (ebook) :
    Series Statement: The Vienna series in theoretical biology
    Content: An analysis of convergent evolution, from molecules to ecosystems, demonstrating the limited number of evolutionary pathways available to life.
    Additional Edition: Print version ISBN 9780262016421
    Language: English
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  • 4
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    New York, NY :Columbia University Press,
    UID:
    almafu_9958351967802883
    Format: 1 online resource : , ‹B›Color Illus.: ‹/B›12,, ‹B›B&W Illus.: ‹/B›48
    ISBN: 9780231536363
    Series Statement: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology
    Content: The invasion of land by ocean-dwelling plants and animals was one of the most revolutionary events in the evolution of life on Earth, yet the animal invasion almost failed—twice—because of the twin mass extinctions of the Late Devonian Epoch. Some 359 to 375 million years ago, these catastrophic events dealt our ancestors a blow that almost drove them back into the sea. If those extinctions had been just a bit more severe, spiders and insects—instead of vertebrates—might have become the ecologically dominant forms of animal life on land. This book examines the profound evolutionary consequences of the Late Devonian extinctions and the various theories proposed to explain their occurrence. Only one group of four-limbed vertebrates exists on Earth, while other tetrapod-like fishes are extinct. This gap is why the idea of "fish with feet" seems so peculiar to us, yet such animals were once a vital part of our world, and if the Devonian extinctions had not happened, members of these species, like the famous Acanthostega and Ichthyostega, might have continued to live in our rivers and lakes. Synthesizing decades of research and including a wealth of new discoveries, this accessible, comprehensive text explores the causes of the Devonian extinctions, the reasons vertebrates were so severely affected, and the potential evolution of the modern world if the extinctions had never taken place.
    Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , CHAPTER 1. The Evolution of Life on Land -- , CHAPTER 2. The Plants Establish a Beachhead -- , CHAPTER 3. The First Animal Invasion -- , CHAPTER 4. The First Catastrophe and Retreat -- , CHAPTER 5. The Second Animal Invasion -- , CHAPTER 6. The Second Catastrophe and Retreat -- , CHAPTER 7. Victory at Last -- , CHAPTER 8. The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions -- , Notes -- , References -- , Index , In English.
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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  • 5
    UID:
    b3kat_BV042175082
    Format: IX, 200 S. , Ill.
    Edition: 1. pbk. ed.
    ISBN: 9781107407497
    Language: English
    Subjects: Biology
    RVK:
    Keywords: Morphologie ; Evolution ; Mathematisches Modell
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  • 6
    Book
    Book
    Cambridge, Massachusetts :The MIT Press,
    UID:
    almahu_BV046350802
    Format: xiv, 317 Seiten : , Illustrationen, Diagramme ; , 24 cm.
    ISBN: 978-0-262-04273-4
    Series Statement: Vienna series in theoretical biology
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
    Language: English
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  • 7
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cambridge, Mass. :MIT Press,
    UID:
    almahu_9948323095702882
    Format: xii, 322 p. : , ill.
    Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
    Series Statement: The Vienna series in theoretical biology
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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  • 8
    Book
    Book
    New York, NY : Columbia Univ. Press
    UID:
    gbv_245962123
    Format: X, 316 p , Ill., graph. Darst , 24 cm
    ISBN: 0231106165 , 0231106173
    Series Statement: Perspectives in paleobiology and earth history
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 292 - 308) and index
    Language: English
    Subjects: Biology
    RVK:
    Keywords: Paläontologie ; Morphologie ; Statistik ; Paläobiologie ; Fossil ; Morphogenese ; Mathematisches Modell ; Morphogenese ; Morphologie
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  • 9
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    New York, NY :Columbia University Press,
    UID:
    edocfu_9958351967802883
    Format: 1 online resource : , ‹B›Color Illus.: ‹/B›12,, ‹B›B&W Illus.: ‹/B›48
    ISBN: 9780231536363
    Series Statement: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology
    Content: The invasion of land by ocean-dwelling plants and animals was one of the most revolutionary events in the evolution of life on Earth, yet the animal invasion almost failed—twice—because of the twin mass extinctions of the Late Devonian Epoch. Some 359 to 375 million years ago, these catastrophic events dealt our ancestors a blow that almost drove them back into the sea. If those extinctions had been just a bit more severe, spiders and insects—instead of vertebrates—might have become the ecologically dominant forms of animal life on land. This book examines the profound evolutionary consequences of the Late Devonian extinctions and the various theories proposed to explain their occurrence. Only one group of four-limbed vertebrates exists on Earth, while other tetrapod-like fishes are extinct. This gap is why the idea of "fish with feet" seems so peculiar to us, yet such animals were once a vital part of our world, and if the Devonian extinctions had not happened, members of these species, like the famous Acanthostega and Ichthyostega, might have continued to live in our rivers and lakes. Synthesizing decades of research and including a wealth of new discoveries, this accessible, comprehensive text explores the causes of the Devonian extinctions, the reasons vertebrates were so severely affected, and the potential evolution of the modern world if the extinctions had never taken place.
    Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , CHAPTER 1. The Evolution of Life on Land -- , CHAPTER 2. The Plants Establish a Beachhead -- , CHAPTER 3. The First Animal Invasion -- , CHAPTER 4. The First Catastrophe and Retreat -- , CHAPTER 5. The Second Animal Invasion -- , CHAPTER 6. The Second Catastrophe and Retreat -- , CHAPTER 7. Victory at Last -- , CHAPTER 8. The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions -- , Notes -- , References -- , Index , In English.
    Language: English
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  • 10
    Book
    Book
    New York [u.a.] : Columbia Univ. Press
    UID:
    gbv_279017863
    Format: XI, 303 S , Ill., graph. Darst., Kt
    ISBN: 0231075049 , 0231075057
    Series Statement: Critical moments in paleobiology and earth history series
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-291) and index
    Language: English
    Keywords: Devon ; Event ; Paläobiologie ; Adorfium ; Famennium ; Massensterben ; Artensterben ; Aussterben ; Devon ; Event ; Paläobiologie ; Adorfium ; Famennium ; Massensterben ; Artensterben ; Aussterben
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