The Cambrian appearance of fossils representing diverse phyla has long inspired
hypotheses about possible genetic or environmental catalysts of early animal evolution …

The morphological and functional evolution of appendages has played a crucial role in the
adaptive radiation of tetrapods, arthropods and winged insects. The origin and …

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of
explanatory force unprecedented in our time—a landmark publication, both for its historical …

Biologists have long sought to understand which genes and what kinds of changes in their
sequences are responsible for the evolution of morphological diversity. Here, I outline eight …

For anyone with interests in a group of organisms as large and diverse as the Crustacea, it is
difficult to grasp the enormity of the entire taxon at one time. Those who work on crustaceans …

Although evolutionary developmental biology is a new field, its origins lie in the last century;
the search for connections between embryonic development (ontogeny) and evolutionary …

Clusters of homeotic genes sculpt the morphology of animal body plans and body parts.
Different body patterns may evolve through changes in homeotic gene number, regulation or …

Developmental dyslexia is characterized by a severe reading problem in people who have
normal intelligence and schooling,,. Impaired reading of alphabetic scripts is associated with …

Understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms governing the evolution of
morphology is a major challenge in biology. Because most animals share a conserved …

In recent years researchers have analyzed the expression patterns of the Hox genes in a
multitude of arthropod species, with the hope of understanding the mechanisms at work in …