Armin P Moczek, Karen E Sears, Angelika Stollewerk, Patricia J Wittkopp, Pamela Diggle, Ian Dworkin, Cristina Ledon-Rettig, David Q Matus, Siegfried Roth, Ehab Abouheif, Federico D Brown, Chi-Hua Chiu, C Sarah Cohen, Anthony W De Tomaso, Scott F Gilbert, Brian Hall, Alan C Love, Deirdre C Lyons, Thomas J Sanger, Joel Smith, Chelsea Specht, Mario Vallejo-Marin, Cassandra G Extavour
Evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) has undergone dramatic transformations since its emergence as a distinct discipline. This paper aims to highlight the scope, power, and future promise of evo-devo to transform and unify diverse aspects of biology. We articulate key questions at the core of eleven biological disciplines-from Evolution, Development, Paleontology, and Neurobiology to Cellular and Molecular Biology, Quantitative Genetics, Human Diseases, Ecology, Agriculture and Science Education, and lastly, Evolutionary Developmental Biology itself-and discuss why evo-devo is uniquely situated to substantially improve our ability to find meaningful answers to these fundamental questions...
2015: Evolution & Development