Advances in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

✍ Scribed by J. Todd Streelman

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 255
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Providing outstanding breadth of coverage in evo-devo, Advances in Evolutionary Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive review of the milestones of research in evolution and development and outlines the exciting research agenda for the field going forward. Compiling the viewpoints of a diverse group of field experts, this timely text expands the now-mature science of evo-devo into more complex areas of research. This essential reference is destined to become the go-to source for ideas and hypotheses for a new generation of graduate students in evolutionary and developmental biology.Content:
Chapter 1 “The Genetic Tool‐Kit”: The Life‐History of an Important Metaphor (pages 1–14): Adam S. Wilkins
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Sex Determination in Animals (pages 15–36): Judith E. Mank and Tobias Uller
Chapter 3 The Evolution and Development of Eusocial Insect Behavior (pages 37–57): Adam G. Dolezal, Kevin B. Flores, Kirsten S. Traynor and Gro V. Amdam
Chapter 4 Evo‐Devo on Chip (pages 59–79): Mei Zhan and Hang Lu
Chapter 5 From Black and White to Shades of Gray: Unifying Evo‐Devo through the Integration of Molecular and Quantitative Approaches (pages 81–109): Kevin J. Parsons and R. Craig Albertson
Chapter 6 Advances in Understanding Limb Regeneration in a Developmental and Evolutionary Context (pages 111–131): Jessica A. Lehoczky and Clifford J. Tabin
Chapter 7 Ectodermal Organ Stem Cells: Morphogenesis, Population Regenerative Behavior, and Evo‐Devo (pages 133–150): Ping Wu, Li Ang, Yin Jun, Widelitz Randall and Chuong Cheng‐Ming
Chapter 8 Perspectives in Evo‐Devo of the Vertebrate Brain (pages 151–172): Sylvie Rétaux, Franck Bourrat, Jean‐Stéphane Joly and Hélène Hinaux
Chapter 9 Evolution and Development of Language (pages 173–201): Daniel J. Miller and Genevieve Konopka
Chapter 10 Advancing Evolutionary Developmental Biology (pages 203–217): Jeffrey T. Streelman