The biological and social sciences often generalize causal conclusions from one context or
location to others that may differ in some relevant respects, as is illustrated by inferences …

Understanding phenotypic diversity requires not only identification of selective factors that
favor origins of derived states, but also factors that favor retention of primitive states. Anurans …

The environment experienced by developing organisms can shape the timing and character
of developmental processes, generating different phenotypes from the same genotype, each …

In amphibians, nerve cell size is highly correlated with genome size, and increases in
genome and cell size cause a retardation of the rate of development of nervous (as well as …

Developmental plasticity is found in most organisms, but its role in evolution remains
controversial. Environmentally induced phenotypic differences may be translated into …

Anurans (frogs and toads) are unique among land vertebrates in possessing a free-living
larval stage that, parallel to adult frogs, diversified into an impressive range of ecomorphs …

Sequence heterochrony (changes in the order in which events occur) is a potentially
important, but relatively poorly explored, mechanism for the evolution of development. In …

Evolutionary psychology has been proposed as a metatheoretical framework for psychology.
We argue that evolutionary psychology should be expanded if it is to offer new insights …

Constraints are factors that limit evolutionary change. A subset of constraints is
developmental, and acts during embryonic development. There is some uncertainty about …

Since its inception in the early 1980s, evo-devo has evolved into a mature discipline. This is
manifest in the naming of research groups, scientific journals and books, professional …