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Evolution and development
Title:
Evolution and development
Author:
Jeffery, William R.
ISBN:
9780123744555
9781283525046
9786613837493
9780080922492
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
San Diego, CA ; London : Academic, 2009.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 257 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
Series:
Current topics in developmental biology ; vol. 86
Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 86.
Contents:
Front Cover; Current Topics in Developmental Biology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Gene Regulatory Networks in Neural Crest Development and Evolution; 2. The Evolutionary Origin of the Neural Crest; 3. Why Amphioxus Does Not Have Neural Crest; 5. Neural Crest in Different Vertebrate Species: Evolution in Progress?; Chapter 2: Evolution of Vertebrate Cartilage Development; 1. Introduction; 4. Evolutionary History of the Vertebrate Skeleton; 5. Diversification of Cartilaginous Tissues
6. Elaborating the Chondrogenetic Toolkit: Gene/Genome Duplication and the Origin of Collagenous CartilageReferences; Chapter 3: Caenorhabditis Nematodes as a Model for theAdaptive Evolution of Germ Cells; 1. Introduction; 3. Germ Cell Adaptation: Evo-Devo Meets RNA; 8. Evolutionary Dynamics of Germline RNA-Binding Proteins; 9. Challenges and Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: New Model Systems for the Study of Developmental Evolution in Plants; 1. Introduction; 3. Angiosperms: The Core Eudicots; 5. Angiosperms: Monocots and Magnoliids; Acknowledgments
Chapter 5: Patterning the Spiralian Embryo: Insights from Ilyanassa1. Introduction; Acknowledgments; Chapter 6: The Origin and Diversification of Complex Traits Through Micro- and Macroevolution of Development: Insights from Horned Beetles; 1. Introduction; 10. Developmental Tradeoffs and the Diversification of Horns and Horned Beetles; Chapter 7: Axis Formation and the Rapid Evolutionary Transformation of Larval Form; 1. Introduction: Sea Urchins and the Evolution of Marine Larval Development; 3. Heterochrony and Modularity in the Evolution of Larval Form
Chapter 8: Evolution and Development in the Cavefish Astyanax1. Introduction; 3. Cellular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration; 4. Molecular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration; 7. Defective Melanogenesis and Undifferentiated Melanoblasts in Cavefish; 9. Evolution of Development; Acknowledgments; Subject Index; Contents of Previous Volumes; Colour Plates
Abstract:
The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary developmental biology, or "evo-devo." This volume reviews current research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo, looking at the developmental genetic mechanisms that cause variation and how alterations of these mechanisms can generate novel structural changes in a variety of plant and animal life. Reviews current research findings and thought on evolutionary developmental biology, providing researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area. Includes chapters discussing the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms and allows researchers to compare and contrast how genes are expressed in a variety of organisms-from fly to frog, to humans. Emphasizes the role of regulatory DNA in evolutionary development to give researchers perspective on how the regions of the genome that control gene expression and the protein factors that bind them are ultimately responsible for the diversity of life that has evolved.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123744555 ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123744555 ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00702153/86 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00702153/86Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QL951 .C8 V. 86 | 1180925-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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