Epigenetics, Development, Ecology and Evolution

Dr. Vaschetto is interested in identifying epigenetic-mediated mechanisms responsible for controlling the evolution of plants and animals, and the importance of epigenetic alterations in the development of human diseases. His research focuses on understanding the epigenetic processes underlying diverse biological phenomena.

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Epigenetics, Development, Ecology and Evolution. Chapter 2. Epigenetic Regulation: The Cross-Talk among Development, Adaptive Strategies, and Microevolutionary Change.- Chapter 3. Epigenetics and Phenotypic Plasticity in Animals.- Chapter 4. Role of Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance in Evolutionary Biology.- Chapter 5. Transgenerational Epigenetic Programming.- Chapter 6. Epigenetics, Evolution and Development of Birds.- Chapter 7. Epigenetics and the Extreme Stress Response.- Chapter 8. Epigenetic Adaptation to Local Ecologies as a First Step toward Gene: Culture Co-evolution.