Evolutionary Developmental Biology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Reference Guide to Evo-Devo

      • Laura Nuño de la Rosa, Gerd B. Müller

      Pages 3-12

3. Key Concepts in Evo-Devo

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Heterochrony

      • Ronald M. Bonett

      Pages 15-28

   3. Developmental Exaptation

      • Ariel D. Chipman

      Pages 29-38

   4. Concept of Burden in Evo-Devo

      • Diego Rasskin-Gutman, Borja Esteve-Altava

      Pages 39-49

   5. A Macroevolutionary Perspective on Developmental Constraints in Animals

      • Frietson Galis, Johan A. J. Metz

      Pages 51-67

   6. Developmental Innovation and Phenotypic Novelty

      • Gerd B. Müller

      Pages 69-84

   7. Developmental Homology

      • James DiFrisco

      Pages 85-97

   8. Developmental System Drift

      • Eric S. Haag, John R. True

      Pages 99-110

   9. The Developmental Hourglass in the Evolution of Embryogenesis

      • Andrew G. Cridge, Peter K. Dearden, Lynette R. Brownfield

      Pages 111-120

   10. Inherency

       • Stuart A. Newman

       Pages 121-132

   11. Evolvability

       • Richard A. Watson

       Pages 133-148

   12. Macroevolution

       • Erin E. Saupe, Corinne E. Myers

       Pages 149-167

   13. Evolution of Complexity

       • Daniel W. McShea

       Pages 169-179

   14. Convergence

       • George R. McGhee

       Pages 181-192

   15. Coevolution and Macroevolution

       • John N. Thompson, Kari A. Segraves, David M. Althoff

       Pages 193-205

4. History of Evo-Devo

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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   2. Theories of Inheritance: The Evolution and Development of Form

      • David Haig

      Pages 209-216

This reference work provides an comprehensive and easily accessible source of information on numerous aspects of Evolutionary Developmental Biology. The work provides an extended overview on the current state of the art of this interdisciplinary and dynamic scientific field. The work is organized in thematic sections, referring to the specific requirements and interests in each section in far detail. “Evolutionary Developmental Biology – A Reference Guide” is intended to provide a resource of knowledge for researchers engaged in evolutionary biology, developmental biology, theoretical biology, philosophy of sciences and history of biology.

• History of Evo-Devo
• Macroevolutionary Patterns
• Mechanisms of Evolution
• Theoretical Biology
• evolutionary concepts

• Department of Logic and Theoretical Philosophy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

  Laura Nuño de la Rosa

• Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  Gerd B. Müller

Laura Nuño de la Rosa, Ph.D., is a philosopher of science working on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with a special emphasis on evo-devo. Graduated in Humanities, in 2010 she completed a master’s degree in biophysics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. In 2012, she obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy, with a thesis on the problem of organismal form, jointly from Complutense University of Madrid and Pantheon-Sorbonne University. After enjoying postdoc positions at the KLI Institute and the University of the Basque Country, Dr. Nuño de la Rosa joined the Department of Logic and Theoretical Philosophy at the Complutense University in 2015.

Gerd B. Müller, M.D., Ph.D., is professor emeritus at the University of Vienna, Austria, where he headed the Department of Theoretical Biology. He is president of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Klosterneuburg, Austria, and president of the European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology. His research interests include developmental patterning, evolutionary innovation, evo-devo, and evolutionary theory.

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