Evolution, the extended synthesis / edited by Massimo Pigliucci and Gerd B. Müller.

Other author Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964-
Other author Müller, Gerd (Gerd B.)
Other author Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,
Descriptionviii, 495 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Contents Elements of an extended evolutionary synthesis / Massimo Pigliucci and Gerd B. Müller -- Reconsidering the importance of chance variation / John Beatty -- High-dimensional fitness landscapes and speciation / Sergey Gavrilets -- Multilevel selection and major transitions / David Sloan Wilson -- Integrating genomics into evolutionary theory / Gregory A. Wray -- Complexities in genome structure and evolution / Michael Purugganan -- Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance / Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb -- Niche inheritance / John Odling-Smee -- Chemical, neuronal, and linguistic replicators / Chrisantha Fernando and Eörs Szathmáry -- Facilitated variation / Marc W. Kirschner and John C. Gerhart -- Dynamical patterning modules / Stuart A. Newman -- Epigenetic innovation / Gerd B. Müller -- Origination patterns and multilevel processes in macroevolution / David Jablonski -- Phenotypic plasticity / Massimo Pigliucci -- Evolution of evolvability / Günter P. Wagner and Jeremy Draghi -- Rethinking the structure of evolutionary theory for an extended synthesis / Alan C. Love -- The dialectics of dis/unity in the evolutionary synthesis and its extensions / Werner Callebaut.
General noteOutgrowth of a meeting of the "Altenberg 16" at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Altenberg, Austria, in July 2008. Cf. pref.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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