Theoretical Morphology The Concept and its Applications

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Seeks to sketch the range of forms that biological entities could take, with the ultimate goal of discovering why certain forms exist but others do not. Presents a complete overview of the field, its advancements in recent years, and the challenges ahead.

Contents

PrefaceWhat is Thereotical Morphology?The Concept of the Theoretical MorphospaceTwists and Twigs: Theoretical Morphospaces of Branching Growth SystemsSpiral and Shells I: Theoretical Morphospaces of Univalved Accretionary Growth SystemsSpirals and Shells II: Theoretical Morphospaces of Bivalved Accretionary Growth SystemsStep by Step: Theoretical Morphospaces of Discrete Growth SystemsThe Time Dimension: Evolution and Theoretical MorphospacesTheoretical Models of Morphogenesis: An ExampleTheoretical Models of Accretionary Growth SystemsTheoretical Models of Other Aspects of Morphogenesis in NatureThe Future of Theoretical MorphologyGlossary

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Biography

George R. McGhee, Jr. is professor of geological sciences at Rutgers University. He is the author of The Late Devonian Mass Extinction: The Frasnian/Famennian Crisis (Columbia). He has held research positions at the University of Tubingen, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Field Museum of Natural History.