The Development of Animal Form: Ontogeny, Morphology, and Evolution

The Development of Animal Form

This book by Alessandro Minelli explores how animal body structures develop and evolve, integrating traditional comparative morphology with modern molecular genetics. It examines key concepts such as body axes, symmetry, segmentation, body regions, and appendages, while considering both embryonic and post-embryonic development. The book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on evolutionary developmental biology for graduate students, researchers, and readers interested in evolution, genetics, and zoology.

Key Features:

• Explores the relationship between animal development, morphology, and evolution
• Integrates comparative anatomy with molecular genetics
• Introduces key principles of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo)
• Examines embryonic and post-embryonic development
• Explains body axes and patterns of animal organization
• Discusses symmetry and segmentation in animal body plans
• Explores the development of body regions and appendages
• Reconsiders traditional concepts of animal morphology
• Connects developmental processes with evolutionary change
• Supports advanced study in biology, genetics, zoology, and evolutionary research