Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Av Patrick Bateson, Peter Gluckman, University of Cambridge) Bateson, Patrick (Professor Sir, University of Auckland) Gluckman, Peter (Professor

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How do we understand and explain the apparent dichotomy between plasticity and robustness in the context of development? Can we identify these complex processes without resorting to 'either/or' solutions? Written by two leaders in the field, this is the first book to fully unravel the complexity of the subject, explaining that the epigenetic processes generating plasticity and robustness are in fact deeply intertwined. It identifies the different mechanisms that generate robustness and the various forms of plasticity, before considering the functional significance of the integrated mechanisms and how the component processes might have evolved. Finally, it highlights the ways in which epigenetic mechanisms could be instrumental in driving evolutionary change. Essential reading for biologists and psychologists interested in epigenetics and evolution, this book is also a valuable resource for biological anthropologists, sociobiologists, child psychologists and paediatricians.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-06-30
Mått157 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt400 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor166
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521516297

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Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS is Emeritus Professor of Ethology at the University of Cambridge. He is President of the Zoological Society of London and former Biological Secretary and Vice-President of the Royal Society. He has a long-standing interest in behavioural development and in evolutionary theory. Professor Sir Peter Gluckman FRS is arguably New Zealand's most recognised biomedical scientist. A University of Auckland Distinguished Professor, he is Professor of Paediatric and Perinatal Biology and former Director of the Liggins Institute for Medical Research. The bulk of his recent research has related to developmental plasticity and its relationship to human health.

'Although biologists typically treat change and constancy as independent, polar opposites, Bateson and Gluckman argue forcefully that they actually are - like yin and yang - interwoven and mutually interdependent. Their carefully constructed, systematic, and balanced new book provides a much-needed roadmap that guides the reader through the intricacies of development and its interplay with evolution.' Mark S. Blumberg, F. Wendell Miller Professor of Psychology, University of Iowa and author of Freaks of Nature: What Anomalies Tell Us About Development and Evolution