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This dissertation shows that the central conceptual feature and explanatory motivation of theories of evolutionary directionality between 1890 and 1926 was as follows: morphological variation in the developing organism limits the possible outcomes of evolution in definite directions.
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- Ulett, Mark Andrew (Author)
- Laubichler, Manfred D (Thesis advisor)
- Hall, Brian K (Committee member)
- Lynch, John (Committee member)
- Maienschein, Jane (Committee member)
- Smocovitis, Vassiliki B (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2014
Subjects
- History of Science
- Evolution & development
- Directed Evolution
- Edward Drinker Cope
- Leo Berg
- orthogenesis
- Theodor Eimer
- Variation (Biology)
- Evolution (Biology)--History--20th century.
- Evolution (Biology)
- Evolution (Biology)--History--19th century.
- Evolution (Biology)
- Evolution (Biology)--Study and teaching--History.
- Evolution (Biology)
- Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.
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- Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2014Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Biology
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by Mark Andrew Ulett