Morphogenesis, Environmental Stress and Reverse Evolution

by William B. Miller Jr. (Editor)

1. Introduction2. The controversial Cope's, Haeckel's and Dollo's rules 3. Impact of the environmental stress on the Late Permian pollen grains from Zechstein deposits of Poland 4. Stress-related evolution in Triassic conodonts and the Middle Norian juvenile mortality 5. Morphogenesis, reverse evolution and environmental The Case of early Triassic Conodonts 6. Developmental plasticity induced by either external or internal environment co-opts ancient regulatory networks7. Extreme Morphological Plasticity within Orbulina-"Praeorbulina-Like" assemblages related to environmental Stress 8. Steps of morphogenesis and iterative evolution of Imperforate Larger Foraminifera in shallow carbonate shelves during Mesozoic times - possible relations to symbiotic and abiotic factors 9. Morphological deformation of foraminiferal tests caused by intertidal oil spills (black tides) 10. Environmental Control on Biotic Development in Siberia (Verkhoyansk Region) and Neighboring Areas During Permian-Triassic Large Igneous Province Activity 11. Stress, Development, and Evolution in Coral Reef Communities.12. Fossil benthic foraminifera morphologic adaptation (kleptoplastidy) within low oxygen bottom water environments, coupled with geochemical insights from the Upper Cretaceous in the Levant Basin13. Evolution as a Timeless Continuum14. Chronic Disease as Reverse Evolution

330 pages, Paperback

Published July 28, 2020