title: Model systems in developmental biology.
abstract: The practical criteria by which developmental biologists choose their model systems have evolutionary correlates. The result is a sample that is not merely small, but biased in particular ways, for example towards species with rapid, highly canalized development. These biases influence both data collection and interpretation, and our views of how development works and which aspects of it are important.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bolker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015509:Developmental Biology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical