The Resource How the snake lost its legs : curious tales from the frontier of evo-devo, Lewis I. Held, Jr., Texas Tech University, USA
How the snake lost its legs : curious tales from the frontier of evo-devo, Lewis I. Held, Jr., Texas Tech University, USA
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- Summary
- "How did the zebra really get its stripes, and the giraffe its long neck? What is the science behind camel humps, leopard spots, and other animal oddities? Such questions have fascinated us for centuries, but the expanding field of evo-devo (evolutionary developmental biology) is now providing, for the first time, a wealth of insights and answers. Taking inspiration from Kipling's 'Just So Stories', this book weaves emerging insights from evo-devo into a narrative that provides startling explanations for the origin and evolution of traits across the animal kingdom. Held's unique and engaging style makes this narrative both enlightening and entertaining, guiding students and researchers through even complex concepts and encouraging a fuller understanding of the latest developments in the field. The first five chapters cover the first bilaterally symmetric animals, flies, butterflies, snakes, and cheetahs. A final chapter surveys recent results about a menagerie of other animals"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 285 pages
- Contents
-
- 1. The first two-sided animal
- 2. The fly
- 3. The butterfly
- 4. The snake
- 5. The cheetah
- 6. An evo-devo bestiary
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Isbn
- 9781107621398
- Label
- How the snake lost its legs : curious tales from the frontier of evo-devo
- Title
- How the snake lost its legs
- Title remainder
- curious tales from the frontier of evo-devo
- Statement of responsibility
- Lewis I. Held, Jr., Texas Tech University, USA
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "How did the zebra really get its stripes, and the giraffe its long neck? What is the science behind camel humps, leopard spots, and other animal oddities? Such questions have fascinated us for centuries, but the expanding field of evo-devo (evolutionary developmental biology) is now providing, for the first time, a wealth of insights and answers. Taking inspiration from Kipling's 'Just So Stories', this book weaves emerging insights from evo-devo into a narrative that provides startling explanations for the origin and evolution of traits across the animal kingdom. Held's unique and engaging style makes this narrative both enlightening and entertaining, guiding students and researchers through even complex concepts and encouraging a fuller understanding of the latest developments in the field. The first five chapters cover the first bilaterally symmetric animals, flies, butterflies, snakes, and cheetahs. A final chapter surveys recent results about a menagerie of other animals"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Held, Lewis I.
- Dewey number
- 576.8
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH366.2
- LC item number
- .H435 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Evolutionary developmental biology
- Label
- How the snake lost its legs : curious tales from the frontier of evo-devo, Lewis I. Held, Jr., Texas Tech University, USA
- Bar code
- 31223107469307
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-2780 and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The first two-sided animal -- 2. The fly -- 3. The butterfly -- 4. The snake -- 5. The cheetah -- 6. An evo-devo bestiary -- Epilogue -- Glossary
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xii, 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107621398
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013039531
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40023420261
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- 862222069
- (OCoLC)862222069
- Label
- How the snake lost its legs : curious tales from the frontier of evo-devo, Lewis I. Held, Jr., Texas Tech University, USA
- Bar code
- 31223107469307
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-2780 and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The first two-sided animal -- 2. The fly -- 3. The butterfly -- 4. The snake -- 5. The cheetah -- 6. An evo-devo bestiary -- Epilogue -- Glossary
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xii, 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107621398
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013039531
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40023420261
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- 862222069
- (OCoLC)862222069
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