The first comprehensive synthesis on development and evolution: it applies to all aspects of development, at all levels of organization and in all organisms, ta

The first comprehensive synthesis on development and evolution: it applies to all aspects of development, at all levels of organization and in all organisms, ta

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This book is aimed at students taking courses on evolution in universities and colleges. Its approach and its structure are very different from previously-publi