Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution

• Main Authors: Bateson, Patrick, Gluckman, Peter
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Adaptation (Biology); Developmental biology; Epigenesis; Evolution (Biology); Phenotypic plasticity; Survival analysis (Biometry)

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 comp...