Convergent Evolution: Animal Form and Function

This volume presents a series of case studies, at different levels of inclusivity, of how organisms exhibit functional convergence as a key evolutionary mechanism resulting in responses to similar environmental constraints in mechanically similar ways. The contributors to this volume have selected and documented cases of convergent evolution of form and function that are perceived to be driven by environmental abiotic and/or biotic challenges that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303111440X
• ISBN13: 9783031114403
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"