Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution /
Bateson, Patrick,
Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution / Plasticity, Robustness, Development & Evolution Patrick Bateson, Peter Gluckman. - 1 online resource (166 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
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.
9780511842382 (ebook)
Developmental biology
Evolution (Biology)
Phenotypic plasticity
Adaptation (Biology)
Survival analysis (Biometry)
QH491 / .B38 2011
571.8
Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution / Plasticity, Robustness, Development & Evolution Patrick Bateson, Peter Gluckman. - 1 online resource (166 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
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.
9780511842382 (ebook)
Developmental biology
Evolution (Biology)
Phenotypic plasticity
Adaptation (Biology)
Survival analysis (Biometry)
QH491 / .B38 2011
571.8