Endless forms most beautiful : the new science of evo devo and the making of the animal kingdom

Author(s)

• Carroll, Sean B.

Bibliographic Information

Endless forms most beautiful : the new science of evo devo and the making of the animal kingdom

Sean B. Carroll ; with illustrations by Jamie W. Carroll, Josh P. Klaiss, Leanne M. Olds

W. W. Norton, 2006

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 307-328

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For over a century, opening the black box of embryonic development was the holy grail of biology. Evo Devo-Evolutionary Developmental Biology-is the new science that has finally cracked open the box. Within the pages of his rich and riveting book, Sean B. Carroll explains how we are discovering that complex life is ironically much simpler than anyone ever expected.

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Details

• NCID: BB2290721X
• ISBN:
  • 9780393327793
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 350 p., [16] p. of plates
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH453
  • DC22 : 571.8/5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Developmental genetics -- Popular works
  • LCSH : Evolutionary genetics -- Popular works