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A guide to the nomenclature of heterochrony

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Kenneth J. McNamara
Kenneth J. McNamara*
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Western Australian Museum, Francis Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000
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Since Haeckel's Biogenetic Law (‘ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’) fell into disrepute early in the twentieth century, there has been intermittent debate, particularly in recent years (de Beer, 1958; Gould, 1977; Alberch et al., 1979; Alberch, 1980; Bonner, 1982; McNamara, 1982a), on the nature of the relationship between an individual's development and phylogenetic history. Important questions under discussion include the following: If a strong causal relationship does exist, what is its nature? How does it work? What is its importance in evolution? How can it be recognized in the fossil record?

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , January 1986 , pp. 4 - 13
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