The Evolution of Complex Organs

被引：41

作者：

Gregory T.R. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, ON

来源：

Evolution: Education and Outreach | 2008年 / 1卷 / 4期

关键词：

Adaptation; Co-option; Constraints; Convergence; Crystallin; Duplication; Exaptation; Eye; Functional shift; Historical contingency; Lens; Natural selection; Opsin; Photoreceptor;

D O I：

10.1007/s12052-008-0076-1

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

The origin of complex biological structures has long been a subject of interest and debate. Two centuries ago, natural explanations for their occurrence were considered inconceivable. However, 150 years of scientific investigation have yielded a conceptual framework, abundant data, and a range of analytical tools capable of addressing this question. This article reviews the various direct and indirect evolutionary processes that contribute to the origins of complex organs. The evolution of eyes is used as a case study to illustrate these concepts, and several of the most common misconceptions about complex organ evolution are discussed. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

引用

页码：358 / 389

页数：31

共 168 条

[31]

Dawkins R., The Blind Watchmaker, (1986)

[32]

Dawkins R., Climbing Mount Improbable, (1996)

[33]

Demere T.A., McGowen M.R., Berta A., Gatesy J., Morphological and molecular evidence for a stepwise evolutionary transition from teeth to baleen in mysticete whales, Syst Biol., 57, pp. 15-37, (2008)

[34]

De Quieroz A., Do image-forming eyes promote evolutionary diversification?, Evolution Int J Org Evolution., 53, pp. 1654-1664, (1999)

[35]

Dial K.P., Wing-assisted incline running and the evolution of flight, Science., 299, pp. 402-404, (2003)

[36]

Draper P., Irreducible complexity and Darwinian gradualism: A reply to Michael J. Behe, Faith Philos., 19, pp. 3-21, (2002)

[37]

Dulai K.S., Von Dornum M., Mollon J.D., Hunt D.M., The evolution of trichromatic color vision by opsin gene duplication in New World and Old World primates, Genome Res., 9, pp. 629-638, (1999)

[38]

Ebrey T., Koutalos Y., Vertebrate photoreceptors, Prog Retin Eye Res., 20, pp. 49-94, (2001)

[39]

Elofsson R., The frontal eyes of crustaceans, Arthropod Struct Dev., 35, pp. 275-291, (2006)

[40]

Fernald R.D., Eyes: Variety, development and evolution, Brain Behav Evol., 64, pp. 141-147, (2004)

← 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 →