Homology: The Hierarchial Basis of Comparative Biology by Brian K. Hall
By Brian K. Hall
- Commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniverary of Sir Richard Owen's seminal paper distinguishing homology from analogy
- Contributors who're well known leaders in compative biology
- Coverage that's either complete and interdisciplinary
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