title: [Evo-devo and the I.I. Schmalhausen concept of the evolution of ontogeny].
abstract: Evo-devo is considered a special field of knowledge emphasizing the role of developmental processes and mechanisms in evolution and integrating the data of many disciplines studying various structural levels of biosphere organization. A mechanical approach to estimation of events is regarded as a specific feature of the evo-devo concept. In our opinion, the I.I. Schmalhausen concept of the evolution of ontogeny, opposing the reductionist approach of many contemporary evo-devo adherents, can be regarded as the fundamental basis of evo-devo.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Vorob'eva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000502:physiology*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000502:physiology*; D047108:Embryonic Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans