From clone to bone : the synergy of morphological and molecular tools in palaeobiology / edited by Robert J. Asher, Johannes Müller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Asher, Robert J.

Müller, Johannes, 1973-

ebrary, Inc.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Cambridge studies in morphology and molecules ; 4.

Cambridge studies in morphology and molecules ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolutionary paleobiology.

Paleobiology--Methodology.

Paleobiology.

Morphology (Animals).

Morphogenesis.

Molecular biology.

Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: List of contributors; 1. Molecular tools in paleobiology: divergence and mechanisms / Robert J. Asher and Johannes Müller; Part I. Divergence: 2. Genomics and the lost world: paleontological insights into genome evolution / Chris Organ; 3. Rocking clocks and clocking rocks: a critical look at divergence time estimation in mammals / Olaf R.P. Bininda-Emonds, Robin M.D. Beck and Ross D.E. MacPhee; 4. Morphological largess: can morphology offer more and be modeled as a stochastic evolutionary process? / Hans C.E. Larsson, T. Alexander Dececchi and Luke B. Harrison; 5. Species selection in the molecular age / Carl Simpson and Johannes Müller; Part II. Mechanisms: 6. Reconstructing the molecular underpinnings of morphological diversification: a case study of the Triassic fish Saurichthys / Leonhard Schmid; 7. A molecular guide to regulation of morphological pattern in the vertebrate dentition and the evolution of dental development / Moya Smith and Zerina Johanson; 8. Molecular biology of the mammalian dentary: insights into how complex skeletal elements can be shaped during development and evolution / Neal Anthwal and Abigail S. Tucker; 9. Flexibility and constraint: patterning the axial skeleton in mammals / Emily A. Buchholtz; 10. Molecular determinants of marsupial limb integration and constraint / Karen E. Sears, Carolyn K. Doroba, Xiaoyi Cao, Dan Xie and Sheng Zhong; 11. A developmental basis for innovative evolution of the turtle shell / Shigeru Kuratani and Hiroshi Nagashima; 12. A molecular-morphological study of a peculiar limb morphology: the development and evolution of the mole's 'thumb' / Christian Mitgutsch, Michael K. Richardson, Merijn A.G. de Bakker, Rafael Jiménez, José Ezequiel Martín, Peter Kondrashov and Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra; 13. Manus horribilis: the chicken wing skeleton / Michael K. Richardson; Index.

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

1139782290

9781139782296

Publisher Number:

99951582451

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