BiologyPhilosophyMedicine
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-06766-1_2

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The role(s) played by models in the modern history of evo-devo is reviewed and how carefully chosen models can guide (not just support) further integration and progress is examined.

Abstract

How model organisms work is shaped by both their biological and their epistemic contexts. In the case of evo-devo models, the epistemic context has shifted in important and interesting ways over the past few decades. In particular, both evolutionary and developmental...

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BOLKER, J. Models in evo-devo: An evolving niche. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, 2026, 76: 25–36.