Evolvability
A Unifying Concept in Evolutionary Biology?
$109.98
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2023
Summary
Essays on evolvability from the perspectives of quantitative and population genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, systems biology, macroevolution, and the philosophy of science.
Evolvability—the capability of organisms to evolve—wasn’t recognized as a fundamental concept in evolutionary theory until 1990. Though there is still some debate as to whether it represents a truly new concept, the essays in this volume emphasize its value in enabling new research programs and facilit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545624 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262545624 |
| Author: | Thomas F. Hansen, David Houle |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
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Thomas F. Hansen
Thomas Hansen is Professor of Biology at the University of Oslo.
David Houle is Professor of Biology at Florida State University.
Mihaela Pavličev is Professor of Theoretical Evolutionary Biology at the University of Vienna.
Christophe Pelabon is Professor of Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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