Overview
Puts together the most recent data available on bird studies
Presents the last findings in molecular biology related to avian structure and function
Has a multidisciplinary character
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
After having read this book you will never see birds in the same way again.
The unexpected patterns displayed by a bird’s body have been seen as bizarre events that demanded little attention or were described as ‘amazing curiosities’.
None of these surprising features seem to be fortuitous. They appear to be an integral part of a rigid order and a coherent geometry, which is directed by simple gene interactions and molecular cascades occurring at various cellular levels, and at different times, during the organism’s development.
A novel geometry unfolds in front of your eyes, giving the body configurations another meaning.
Lima-de-Faria is Professor Emeritus of Molecular Cytogenetics at Lund University, Lund, Sweden. This is his sixth book dealing with the molecular organization of the chromosome and its implications for the understanding of the mechanisms responsible for biological evolution.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Lima-de-Faria is Professor Emeritus of Molecular Cytogenetics at Lund University, Lund, Sweden. This is his sixth book dealing with the molecular organization of the chromosome and its implications for the understanding of the mechanisms responsible for biological evolution.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Molecular Geometry of Body Pattern in Birds
Authors: Antonio Lima-de-Faria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25301-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-25300-3Published: 14 March 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50881-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-25301-0Published: 19 March 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 162
Topics: Animal Genetics and Genomics, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Cell Biology