Editing Stephen Jay Gould (section)

===Evolutionary developmental biology===
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Gould made significant contributions to [[evolutionary developmental biology]],<ref name="Evolution1st4billionyrs">
Thomas, R.D.K. (2009). "Gould, Stephen Jay (1941–2002)". in M. Ruse and J. Travis (eds). ''Evolution: The First Four Billion Years''. Cambridge MA: Belknap Press. pp. 611–615.</ref> especially in his work ''[[Ontogeny and Phylogeny (book)|Ontogeny and Phylogeny]]''.<ref name="Allen2008"/> In this book he emphasized the process of [[heterochrony]], which encompasses two distinct processes: [[neoteny]] and terminal additions. Neoteny is the process where [[ontogeny]] is slowed down and the organism does not reach the end of its development. Terminal addition is the process by which an organism adds to its development by speeding and shortening earlier stages in the developmental process. Gould's influence in the field of evolutionary developmental biology continues to be seen today in areas such as the [[Feather#Evolution|evolution of feathers]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Prum | first1 = R.O. | last2 = Brush | first2 = A.H. | year = 2003 | title = Which Came First, the Feather or the Bird? | url = http://docdro.id/Q6DBh2u | journal = Scientific American | volume = 288 | issue = 3| pages = 84–93 | doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0303-84 | doi-broken-date = November 1, 2024 | pmid=12616863| bibcode = 2003SciAm.288c..84P }}</ref>