Enriching Undergraduate Entomology Coursework through the Integration of Evolutionary Developmental Biology

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 561-569
Author(s):  
Harald Parzer ◽  
Matthew Stansbury
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
Evo Devo

Evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) is a recently established discipline that connects evolutionary theory with developmental biology. However, despite evo-devo's integral use of diverse insect taxa as model systems and its interdisciplinary approach, current introductory entomology textbooks fail to fully integrate evo-devo into the undergraduate curriculum. We argue that an evo-devo case-study-based approach, focused on adult development, will not only familiarize students with exciting findings in this field, but will also help them deepen their understanding of basic entomological concepts. After a short background of the most important findings and methods currently used in evo-devo, we outline five case vignettes that span a variety of insect groups and entomological topics, including morphology and sexual selection.

scholarly journals Evo-Devo Algorithms: Gene-Regulation for Digital Architecture

Biomimetics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Diego Navarro-Mateu ◽  
Ana Cocho-Bermejo
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Design Space ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Parametric Modeling ◽  
Digital Architecture ◽  
Living Species ◽  
Algorithmic Software ◽  
Single Data ◽  
Evo Devo

The majority of current visual-algorithmic architecture is constricted to specific parameters that are gradient related, keeping their parts’ relation fixed within the algorithm, far away from a truly parametric modeling with a flexible topology. Recent findings around genetics and certain genes capable of shape conditioning (development) have succeeded in recovering the science of embryology as a valid field that connects and affects the evolutionary ecosystem, showing the existence of universal mechanisms that are present in living species, thus describing powerful strategies for generation and emergence. Therefore, a new dual discipline is justified: Evolutionary developmental biology science. Authors propose the convergence of genetics algorithms and simulated features from evolutionary developmental biology into a single data-flow that will prove itself capable of generating great diversity through a simple and flexible structure of data, commands, and polygonal geometry. For that matter, a case study through visual-algorithmic software deals with the hypothesis that for obtaining a greater emergence and design space, a simpler and more flexible approach might only be required, prioritizing hierarchical levels over complex and detailed operations.

Evo-Devo and the Structure(s) of Evolutionary Theory

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan C. Love
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Evolutionary Theory ◽  
Mechanistic Explanation ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Adaptive Function ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Central Location ◽  
Developmental Form ◽  
Evo Devo

Many researchers have argued that evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) constitutes a challenge to standard evolutionary theory, requiring the explicit inclusion of developmental processes that generate variation and attention to organismal form (rather than adaptive function). An analysis of these developmental-form challenges indicates that the primary concern is not the inclusion of specific content but the epistemic organization or structure of evolutionary theory. Proponents of developmental-form challenges favor moving their considerations to a more central location in evolutionary theorizing, in part because of a commitment to the value of mechanistic explanation. This chapter argues there are multiple legitimate structures for evolutionary theory, instead of a single, overarching or canonical organization, and different theory presentations can be understood as idealizations that serve different investigative and explanatory goals in evolutionary inquiry.

Evolutionary developmental biology

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Amundson
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Developmental Genetics ◽  
Comparative Biology ◽  
Embryological Development ◽  
Adult Form ◽  
The Core ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Evo Devo ◽  
Year 2000

Evolutionary developmental biology is the study of evolutionary change (called phylogeny) as it is revealed through the embryological development of individual organisms (called ontogeny). On this approach, the understanding of ontogeny contributes to our understanding of phylogeny, and vice versa. Evolutionary thinkers of the nineteenth century almost all held what may be called the core doctrine of evolutionary developmental biology: that in order to achieve a modification in the adult form, evolution must modify the embryological processes responsible for that form, so that an understanding of evolution requires an understanding of development. Evolutionary theory has no theoretical need for developmental views of evolution. Beginning around 1990 a series of discoveries and theoretical innovations in developmental genetics led to the reinvigoration of developmental approaches to evolution. Evolutionary developmental biology (‘evo-devo’ as it is now called) was inaugurated as a Division of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in the year 2000.

scholarly journals Founding Editorial: Embryology — An Integrated Approach

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 602-604
Author(s):  
Michael Richardson ◽  
Roger Keynes ◽  
Paula Mabee ◽  
Lynne Selwood
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Experimental Embryology

We introduce the Embryology domain of TheScientificWorld and outline the scope and aims. We argue for an interdisciplinary approach to problems in develop-mental biology. Three areas are identified as being of particular relevance to this domain: evolutionary developmental biology, teratology, and descriptive or experimental embryology.

Evolution Makes More Sense in the Light of Development

2014 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 493-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostas Kampourakis ◽  
Alessandro Minelli
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
Common Ancestry ◽  
Development Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Psychological Essentialism ◽  
Evo Devo

We highlight some important conceptual issues that biologists should take into account when teaching evolutionary biology or communicating it to the public. We first present conclusions from conceptual development research on how particular human intuitions, namely design teleology and psychological essentialism, influence the understanding of evolution. We argue that these two intuitions form important conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution that should be explicitly addressed during instruction and public communication. Given that a major issue in evolution is understanding how very different forms may share common ancestry – antievolutionists have argued that this is inconceivable – we suggest that evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo), which provides concepts and evidence that large morphological change is possible, could be used to address the intuitions that organisms have fixed essences (psychological essentialism) and that their structure indicates some kind of intentional design (design teleology).

Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo) Research in Latin America

2016 ◽  
Vol 328 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvain Marcellini ◽  
Favio González ◽  
Andres F. Sarrazin ◽  
Natalia Pabón-Mora ◽  
Mariana Benítez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Evo Devo

scholarly journals Evo-Devo Strategies for Generative Architecture: Colour-Based Patterns in Polygon Meshes

Biomimetics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Diego Navarro-Mateu ◽  
Ana Cocho-Bermejo
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Computational Complexity ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Evolutionary Developmental Biology ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Generative Capacity ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Polygon Meshes ◽  
Evo Devo

Parametric design in architecture is often pigeonholed by its own definition and computational complexity. This article explores the generative capacity to integrate patterns and flows analogous to evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo) strategies to develop emergent proto-architecture. Through the use of coloured patterns (genotype) and the modification of polygonal meshes (phenotype), a methodological proposal is achieved that is flexible to changes and personalization, computationally efficient, and includes a wide range of typologies. Both the process and the result are oriented towards computational lightness for a future and better integration of the workflow in genetic algorithms. Flow-based programming is used to replicate genetic properties such as multifunctionality, repeatability and interchangeability. The results reinforce the biological strategies against other more computationally abstract ones and successfully execute the parallels of universal mechanisms in Evo-Devo that are present in life.

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