Amphibian Evolution: The Life of Early Land Vertebrates: The Life of Early Land Vertebrates (Topa Topics in Paleobiology)
Synopsis "Amphibian Evolution: The Life of Early Land Vertebrates: The Life of Early Land Vertebrates (Topa Topics in Paleobiology)"
The Proposed Book Will Put Major Emphasis On Describing How The Different Data Are Gathered In The First Place, What Their Limitations Are, And By Which Methods They Are Integrated Into The Evolutionary Framework (E. G. , Extant Phylogenetic Brackets). Modern Techniques And Approaches, Such As Palaeohistology, Developmental Sequence Analysis, And Cladistics Will Be Covered In Depth. The Long Argument Of The Text Is About How To Cover An Important Evolutionary Transition From As Many Perspectives As Possible, And By This To Explain And Highlight The Interdisciplinary Nature Of The Problems And Their Solutions. The Proposed Book Overlaps Only To A Small Extent With Texts On The Fish - To - Tetrapod Transition, With The Majority Of Space Devoted To The Life Of Early Tetrapods, Mostly Relatives Of Modern Amphibians, Which Has Hardly Been Studied In Depth In The Last Decades. In Comparison To The Existing Books On The Origin Of Land Vertebrates, The Proposed Project Will Be Written In A Straightforward Style Emphasizing The Interdisciplinary Aspects Of The Topic. The Three Main Corner Stones Will Be Evolution, Development, And Ecology. Old Problems Such As Heterochrony Or Palaeoecology Will Be Covered In A New Way, Triggered By Recent Insights Into Developmental Biology And Taphonomy. The Linkage Between Development And Ecology, Especially In The Concept Of Life History Evolution, Has Not Been Covered In Any Of The Existing Text - Books. This Should Be Of Particular Interest To Students And Experts In The Vast Developing Field Of Evo - Devo, As It Covers Both Internal (Organismic) And External (Environmental) Aspects Of Evolution. Further Points Are: Interdisciplinary Approach: How Are Data Gathered In Palaeontology, Developmental Biology, And Evolutionary Biology, And How Are They Integrated Into A Cladistic Framework? Modern Techniques: Palaeohistology, Developmental Biology, Cladistics: What Are The Data Like, What Are Their Limitations, How Can They Be Interpreted, And What Are The Major Questions Addressed By Them In The Frame Of The Present Topic? Cladistics Will Form The Framework Of The Text, Starting With Simple Cladograms Which Will Be Used For Mapping Major Events And Phylogenetic Brackets. Boxes Or Small Chapters Will Focus On Fossil Deposits And Their Formation, Important Taxa, Rich Fossil Lagerstaetten, And Significant Anatomical Organs And Their Transition
