Theoretical Morphology: The Concept and Its Applications

George R. McGhee, Jr.

Preface

What is Thereotical Morphology?

The Concept of the Theoretical Morphospace

Twists and Twigs: Theoretical Morphospaces of Branching Growth Systems

Spiral and Shells I: Theoretical Morphospaces of Univalved Accretionary Growth Systems

Spirals and Shells II: Theoretical Morphospaces of Bivalved Accretionary Growth Systems

Step by Step: Theoretical Morphospaces of Discrete Growth Systems

The Time Dimension: Evolution and Theoretical Morphospaces

Theoretical Models of Morphogenesis: An Example

Theoretical Models of Accretionary Growth Systems

Theoretical Models of Other Aspects of Morphogenesis in Nature

The Future of Theoretical Morphology

Glossary

Related Subjects

• General Biology
• Paleontology

Series

• Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology

About the Author

George R. McGhee, Jr. is professor of geological sciences at Rutgers University. He is the author of The Late Devonian Mass Extinction: The Frasnian/Famennian Crisis (Columbia). He has held research positions at the University of Tübingen, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Field Museum of Natural History.

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