Wallace Arthur
Wallace Arthur is a zoologist specialising in evolutionary developmental biology. He was Professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Sunderland, UK, but is now Professor of zoology and head of the zoology department at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He is one of the founding editors of the leading journal Evolution and Development, and has written several books on evolution, including one on the origin of animal body plans. He describes himself as "a bit of a maverick" who likes "making connections across disciplinary boundaries".[1]
Books
- Mechanisms of Morphological Evolution: 1984, Wiley
- A Theory of the Evolution of Development: 1988, Wiley
- The Origin of Animal Body Plans: 1997, Cambridge University Press
- Biased Embryos and Evolution: 2004, Cambridge University Press
- Creatures of Accident: The Rise of the Animal Kingdom: 2006, Hill & Wang (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Notes
- ^ "American Scientist - Scientists' Nightstand: Wallace Arthur". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
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