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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQM611 _b.H45 2009
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100	1		_aHeld, Lewis I., _cJr., _d1951- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aQuirks of human anatomy : _ban evo-devo look at the human body / _cLewis I. Held, Jr.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2009.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aBackground -- Symmetry and asymmetry -- Mysteries of the midline -- Merism and modularity -- Sexual dimorphisms -- Silly, stupid, and dangerous quirks -- Mind and brain -- Appendix : quirks of human behavior.
520			_aWith the emergence of the new field of evolutionary developmental biology we are witnessing a renaissance of Darwin's insights 150 years after his On the Origin of Species. Thus far, the exciting findings from 'evo-devo' have only been trickling into college courses and into the domain of non-specialists. With its focus on the human organism, Quirks of Human Anatomy opens the floodgates by stating the arguments of evo-devo in plain English, and by offering a cornucopia of interesting case studies and examples. Its didactic value is enhanced by 24 schematic diagrams that integrate a host of disparate observations, by its Socratic question-and-answer format, and by its unprecedented compilation of the literature. By framing the 'hows' of development in terms of the 'whys' of evolution, it lets readers probe the deepest questions of biology. Readers will find the book educational and enjoyable, as it revels in the fun of scientific exploration.
650		0	_aEmbryology, Human.
650		0	_aHuman evolution.
650		0	_aHuman anatomy _xVariation.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521518482
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511626890
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