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The latest volume in this highly regarded series continues to document current developments in evolutionary studies. The topics in six papers are homology and embryonic development; evolution of paired fins and origin of tetrapod limbs--phylogenetic and transformational approaches; Drosophila molecular phylogenies and their uses; plant molecular systematics--inferences of phylogeny and evolutionary processes; impact of historical contingency on gene phylogeny--plant actin diversity; and evolution as a lottery conflicting with evolution via sexual selection in African rainforest-dwelling killifishes (Cyprinodontidae, Rivulinae, Diapteron). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR