Ecological Developmental Biology: Integrating Epigenetics, Medicine, and Evolution - Softcover

Gilbert, Scott F.; Epel, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878932992 ISBN 13: 9780878932993

Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S., 2008

Synopsis

This is an important text for a still-emerging field of Biology, relating the embryo to its environment. Intersecting numerous disciplines in the Biological and Life Sciences, the authors have provided coverage in which the molecular biology of epigenetic development meets and interacts with the evolutionary aspects of phenotypic plasticity.

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Review:

'Overall, a masterful synthesis! It's one of those things that makes one say, "Damn, I wish I had written that!"' - Fred Nijhout, Duke University, USA

'A unique, thought-provoking, and clearly written treatment, at the molecular level, of the environment's influence on embryonic development and the paths of evolutionary change.' - John Gerhart, University of California, Berkeley, USA
 
'This is an incredible piece of work, and something that is sorely needed, right now.' - Mary Tyler, University of Maine, USA 

'This is an extraordinary work ... first-class conceptually and pedagogically.' - John Beatty, University of British Columbia, Canada
 
'...contains a wealth of facinating information about the biological world, described in a crystal-clear and engaging writing style and with informative, aestheic figures...clear and comprehensive..a didactic masterpiece...You can feel on every page that this work was written with care...Read it and be inspired! Highly conceptual, thought-provoking and beautiful -  this is biology at its best.' - Lab Times

Book Description:

Written for a new field currently lacking a proper textbook, it relates the embryo to its environment, and demonstrates how development in nature is different from development in the laboratory

About this edition

• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0878932992
• ISBN 13: 9780878932993
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400