Format:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (166 p.))
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Edition:
Cambridge Books Online
ISBN:
9780521516297
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9781139114431
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0521516293
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9780521736206
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052173620X
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9780511842382
Content:
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
Content:
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
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780511842382
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521516297
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521736206
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bateson, Paul Patrick Gordon, 1938 - 2017 Plasticity, robustness, development and evolution Cambridge, United Kingdom [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2011 ISBN 9780521516297
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521736206
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521516297
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Evolutionsbiologie
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Epigenesistheorie
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511842382
Author information:
Bateson, Paul Patrick Gordon 1938-2017
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