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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Overview
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Examples
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Conclusions
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About this book
Many biological facts are irreconcilable with the assumption that larvae and adults evolved from the same genetic stock. The author of this book draws attention to these, and presents his alternative hypothesis that larvae have been transferred from one taxon to another.
In his previous book (Larvae and Evolution, 1992), the author used larval transfer to explain developmental anomalies in eight animal phyla. In the present book, he claims that the basic forms of all larvae and all embryos have been transferred from foreign taxa. This leads to a new, comprehensive theory on the origin of embryos and larvae, replacing the discredited 'recapitulation' theory of Haeckel (1866). Metamorphosis, previously unexplained, represents a change in taxon during development.
Authors and Affiliations
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Port Erin Marine Laboratory, University of Liverpool, UK
Donald I. Williamson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Origins of Larvae
Authors: Donald I. Williamson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0357-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1514-4Published: 31 December 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6377-9Published: 01 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0357-4Published: 17 April 2013
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVIII, 261
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Zoology, Forestry