Quirks of Human Anatomy: An Evo-Devo Look at the Human Body

摘要: With the emergence of new field evolutionary developmental biology we are witnessing a renaissance Darwin's insights 150 years after his On Origin Species. Thus far, exciting findings from 'evo-devo' have only been trickling into college courses and domain non-specialists. its focus on human organism, Quirks Human Anatomy opens floodgates by stating arguments evo-devo in plain English, offering cornucopia interesting case studies examples. Its didactic value is enhanced 24 schematic diagrams that integrate host disparate observations, Socratic question-and-answer format, unprecedented compilation literature. By framing 'hows' development terms 'whys' evolution, it lets readers probe deepest questions biology. Readers will find book educational enjoyable, as revels fun scientific exploration.