caa a22 4500 465821847 CHVBK 20180323112137.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00047546 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00047546 Aboitiz Francisco Neuroscience Office, 73-346 Brain Research Institute. Center for the Health Sciences, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. aut Behavior, body types and the irreversibility of evolution [Elektronische Daten] [Francisco Aboitiz] A functional approach to evolutionary morphology is emphasized in this paper. This perspective differs from the current ‘structuralist' trend, which emphasizes the constraining role of developmental paths. In addition, the present approach agrees with the adaptationist paradigm. It is further argued that three types of phenomena are better understood in this light: i.- the existence of evolutionary trends, ii.- the maintenance of certain structural features within a given taxon, and iii.- the irreversibility of evolution. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Acta Biotheoretica Kluwer Academic Publishers 38/2(1990-06-01), 91-101 0001-5342 38:2<91 1990 38 10441 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00047546 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00047546 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Aboitiz Francisco Neuroscience Office, 73-346 Brain Research Institute. Center for the Health Sciences, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Acta Biotheoretica Kluwer Academic Publishers 38/2(1990-06-01), 91-101 0001-5342 38:2<91 1990 38 10441 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer