The fundamental principle of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) is that evolution acts through inherited changes in the development of the organism. ... » 

The fundamental principle of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) is that evolution acts through inherited changes in the development of the organism. Evo-devo is not merely a fusion of the fields of developmental and evolutionary biology. It strives for a unification of genomic, developmental, organismal, population, and natural selection approaches to evolutionary change. This is the first comprehensive reference work for this expanding field. Covering more than fifty central terms and concepts in entries written by leading experts, it offers an overview of all that is embraced by this new subdiscipline of biology, providing the core insights and ideas that show how embryonic development relates to life-history evolution, adaptation, and responses to and integration withenvironmental factors. «