Homoplasy: The Recurrence of Similarity in Evolution

Why do unrelated organisms sometimes appear almost identical in details of the anatomy, behavior, physiology, and ecology? Homoplasy assembles leaders in evolutionary biology to explore issues of parallelism, convergence, and reversals. This innovative book is certain to provoke discussion of homoplasy compelling evidence for particular theories of evolutionary change

• The first book on this increasingly interesting subject
• Includes authoritative treatments from leading experts expressing a variety of viewpoints