Description |
xviii, 709 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 647-694) and index. |
Contents |
Conceptual outline of current evolutionary theory -- The structure of rugged fitness landscapes -- The structure of adaptive landscapes underlying protein evolution -- Self-organization and adaptation in complex systems -- The dynamics of coevolving systems -- The origins of life : a new view -- The origin of a connected metabolism -- Hypercycles and coding -- Random grammars : models of functional integration and transformation -- The architecture of genetic regulatory circuits and its evolution -- Differentiation : the dynamical behaviors of genetic regularity networks -- Selection for cell types -- Morphology, maps, and the spatial ordering of integrated tissues. |
Subject |
Life -- Origin.
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Self-organizing systems.
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Molecular evolution.
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Evolution -- Philosophy.
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Indexed Term |
Life Origins |
ISBN |
0195058119 |
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9780195058116 |
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0195079515 paperback |
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9780195079517 paperback |
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