Evolvability as the proper focus of evolutionary developmental biology
@article{Hendrikse2007EvolvabilityAT, title={Evolvability as the proper focus of evolutionary developmental biology}, author={J. Hendrikse and T. Parsons and B. Hallgr{\'i}msson}, journal={Evolution & Development}, year={2007}, volume={9} }
SUMMARY Research conducted under the label of evolutionary developmental biology has tended to revolve around a few central issues such as modularity, integration, and canalization. Yet, as the field has grown, it has become increasingly difficult to define in terms of its central question and relation to broader evolutionary concerns. We argue that these central issues of evo‐devo gain their currency from connections to a central question that defines the field, and we propose that this… Expand
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