The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology

Günter P Wagner

ISBN 10: 0127300554 / ISBN 13: 9780127300559

Published by Elsevier Science Okt 2000, 2000

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Almost all evolutionary biologists, indeed all biologists, use particular features to study life. These characteristics or features used by evolutionary biologists are used in a particular way to unravel a tangled evolutionary history, document the rate of evolutionary change, or as evidence of biodiversity. 'Characters' are the 'data' of evolutionary biology and they can be employed differently in research providing both opportunities and limitations. The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology is about characters, their use, how different sorts of characters are limited, and what are appropriate methods for character analysis. Leading evolutionary biologists from around the world are contributors to this authoritative review of the 'character concept.' Because characters and the conception of characters are central to all studies of evolution, and because evolution is the central organizing principle of biology, this book will appeal to a wide cross-section of biologists. 622 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Okt 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0127300554
• ISBN 13: 9780127300559
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 154H x 24D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 848 grams

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Synopsis

Almost all evolutionary biologists, indeed all biologists, use particular features to study life. These characteristics or features used by evolutionary biologists are used in a particular way to unravel a tangled evolutionary history, document the rate of evolutionary change, or as evidence of biodiversity. "Characters" are the "data" of evolutionary biology and they can be employed differently in research providing both opportunities and limitations.

The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology is about characters, their use, how different sorts of characters are limited, and what are appropriate methods for character analysis. Leading evolutionary biologists from around the world are contributors to this authoritative review of the "character concept." Because characters and the conception of characters are central to all studies of evolution, and because evolution is the central organizing principle of biology, this book will appeal to a wide cross-section of biologists.

• Focuses upon "characters" -- fundamental data for evolutionary biology
• Covers the myriad ways in which characters are defined, described, and distinguished
• Includes historical, morphological, molecular, behavioral, and philosophical perspectives

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Almost all evolutionary biologists, indeed all biologists, use particular features to study life. Evolutionary biologists use these characteristics or features in a particular way to unravel a tangled evolutionary history, to document the rate of evolutionary change, or as evidence of biodiversity. "Characters" are the "data" of evolutionary biology and they can be employed differently in research, providing both opportunities and limitations. The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology is about characters, their use, how different sorts of characters are limited, and the appropriate methods for character analysis. Leading evolutionary biologists from around the world are contributors to this authoritative review of the "character concept." Because characters and the conception of characters are central to all studies of evolution, and because evolution is the central organizing principle of biology, this book will appeal to a wide cross-section of biologists.
@introbul:Key Features
@bul:* Focuses upon "characters"--fundamental data for evolutionary biology
* Covers the myriad ways in which characters are defined, described, and distinguished
* Reviews the genetic, functional, and developmental architecture of characters
* Discusses the mechanisms by which new characters arise in evolution