Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 3

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Cycloneuralia

   • Andreas Hejnol

   Pages 1-13

3. Nematoda

   • Ralf J. Sommer

   Pages 15-33

4. Tardigrada

   • Vladimir Gross, Sandra Treffkorn, Georg Mayer

   Pages 35-52

5. Onychophora

   • Georg Mayer, Franziska Anni Franke, Sandra Treffkorn, Vladimir Gross, Ivo de Sena Oliveira

   Pages 53-98

6. Chelicerata

   • Evelyn E. Schwager, Anna Schönauer, Daniel J. Leite, Prashant P. Sharma, Alistair P. McGregor

   Pages 99-139

7. Myriapoda

   • Carlo Brena

   Pages 141-189

8. Back Matter

   Pages 191-200

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This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations and micrographs of a given animal group. The largely taxon-based chapters are supplemented by essays on topical aspects relevant to modern-day EvoDevo research such as regeneration, embryos in the fossil record, homology in the age of genomics and the role of EvoDevo in the context of reconstructing evolutionary and phylogenetic scenarios. A list of open questions at the end of each chapter may serve as a source of inspiration for the next generation of EvoDevo scientists. Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates is a must-have for any scientist, teacher or student interested in developmental and evolutionary biology as well as in general invertebrate zoology.

This is the first of three volumes dedicated to animals that molt in the course of their lifecycle, the Ecdysozoa. It covers all non-hexapods and non-crustaceans, i.e., the Cycloneuralia, Tardigrada, Onychophora, Chelicerata and Myriapoda. While the Nematoda and all other phyla are treated in their own chapters, the remaining cycloneuralians are presented jointly due to the dearth of available developmental data on its individual subclades.

 

• embryogenesis
• gene expression and development
• invertebrate evolution
• non-model organisms
• organogenesis
• Model invertebrates

“This is a volume of a meritorious series that aims to present the current state of knowledge on the development of Ecdysozoa. For this proven experts were won. … shows impressively, what Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evodevo) may achieve with the techniques available today, giving the researcher, but also the (university) lecturer fresh ideas and suggestions.” (Hartmut Greven, Acta Biologica Benrodis, Issue 18, December, 2016)

• Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna Faculty of Life Sciences, Wien, Austria

  Andreas Wanninger

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