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Towards a theory of development

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Is it possible to explain and predict the development of living things? What is development? Articulate answers to these seemingly innocuous questions are far from straightforward. To date, no systematic, targeted effort has been made to construct a unifying theory of developmen…

Towards a theory of development

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Is it possible to explain and predict the development of living things? What is development? Answers to these innocuous questions are far from straightforward. To date, no systematic, targeted effort has been made to construct a unifying theory of development. This text offers a…

The invertebrates: a synthesis

by Barnes, R.S.K., (Richard Stephen Kent)

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The Invertebrates describes the range and diversity of invertebrates and the way they work. The first part of the book describes all the known phyla of invertebrates with living representatives, together with their component classes. Rather than outline all the anatomical featur…

An examination of embryology written for the non-specialist, explaining the most fundamental and important biological questions of the field.

The triumph of the embryo

by Wolpert, L., (Lewis)

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An examination of embryology written for the non-specialist, explaining the most fundamental and important biological questions of the field.

The behaviour of the domestic cat

by Brown, Sarah, Bradshaw, John W. S., Casey, Rachel

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This book presents an overview of the behaviour of the domestic cat, adopting both a mechanistic and functional approach. Physiological, developmental and psychological aspects are addressed, including domestication, the development of the senses, learning, communication and fee…

The origin of animal body plans: a study in evolutionary developmental biology

by Arthur, Wallace

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"The body of evolutionary theory that currently occupies a dominant position in biological thought is new-Darwinism. While this theory has considerable explanatory power, it is widely recognized as being incomplete in that lacks a component dealing with individual development, o…

Where did I come from? Why do I have two arms but just one head? How is my left leg the same size as my right one? Why are the fingerprints of identical twins not identical? How did my brain learn to learn? Why must I die? Questions like these remain biology's deepest and most a…

Life unfolding: how the human body creates itself

by Davies, Jamie A.

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Where did I come from? Why do I have two arms but just one head? How is my left leg the same size as my right one? Why are the fingerprints of identical twins not identical? How did my brain learn to learn? Why must I die? Questions like these remain biology's deepest and most a…

Neural stem cells in development, adulthood and disease

fromStem cell biology and regenerative medicine

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This comprehensive volume is the first to specifically target developing, adult and diseased neural stem cells. It explores recent advances in the understanding of neural stem cell biology along with strategies that use these cells to tackle neurological diseases and brain aging…

Principles of development

by Wolpert, L., (Lewis)

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Developmental biology is at the core of all biology. This text emphasises the principles and key developments in order to provide an approach and style that will appeal to students at all levels.

Representing development: the social constructions of models of change

fromCultural Dynamics of Social Representation

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"Representing Development presents the different social representations that have formed the idea of development in Western thinking over the past three centuries. Offering an acute perspective on the current state of developmental science and providing constructive insights int…