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Evo-Devo: Non-model Species in Cell and Developmental Biology

  • Offers a comparative analyses of developmental processes
  • Presents new and emerging evo-devo model organisms
  • Discusses theoretical background of evo-devo

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation (RESULTS, volume 68)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Theoretical Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Hourglass or Twisted Ribbon?

      • Peter K. Dearden
      Pages 21-29
    3. Ambulacrarians and the Ancestry of Deuterostome Nervous Systems

      • Laurent Formery, Michael Schubert, Jenifer C. Croce
      Pages 31-59
  3. New and Emerging Model Systems in Evo-Devo Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
    2. Oikopleura dioica: An Emergent Chordate Model to Study the Impact of Gene Loss on the Evolution of the Mechanisms of Development

      • Alfonso Ferrández-Roldán, Josep Martí-Solans, Cristian Cañestro, Ricard Albalat
      Pages 63-105
    3. Neuropeptides, Peptide Hormones, and Their Receptors of a Tunicate, Ciona intestinalis

      • Honoo Satake, Shin Matsubara, Akira Shiraishi, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Tomohiro Osugi, Tsubasa Sakai et al.
      Pages 107-125
    4. Emergence of Embryo Shape During Cleavage Divisions

      • Alex McDougall, Janet Chenevert, Benoit G. Godard, Remi Dumollard
      Pages 127-154
    5. Sex Determination, Sexual Development, and Sex Change in Slipper Snails

      • Maryna P. Lesoway, Jonathan Q. Henry
      Pages 155-182
    6. Cell Biology of the Tardigrades: Current Knowledge and Perspectives

      • K. Ingemar Jönsson, Ingvar Holm, Helena Tassidis
      Pages 231-249
    7. Development of Xenoturbellida

      • Hiroaki Nakano
      Pages 251-258
    8. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hydra Regeneration

      • Puli Chandramouli Reddy, Akhila Gungi, Manu Unni
      Pages 259-290
    9. Paramecium Biology

      • Judith Van Houten
      Pages 291-318

About this book

Evolutionary developmental biology or evo-devo is a field of biological research that compares the underlying mechanisms of developmental processes in different organisms to infer the ancestral condition of these processes and elucidate how they have evolved. It addresses questions about the developmental bases of evolutionary changes and evolution of developmental processes. 

The book’s content is divided into three parts, the first of which discusses the theoretical background of evo-devo. The second part highlights new and emerging model organisms in the evo-devo field, while the third and last part explores the evo-devo approach in a broad comparative context. To the best of our knowledge, no other book combines these three evo-devo aspects: theoretical considerations, a comprehensive list of emerging model species, and comparative analyses of developmental processes. 

Given its scope, the book will offer readers a new perspective on the natural diversity ofprocesses at work in cells and during the development of various animal groups, and expand the horizons of seasoned and young researchers alike.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

    Waclaw Tworzydlo, Szczepan M. Bilinski

About the editors

Waclaw Tworzydlo received his PhD from the Jagiellonian University in 2006 and is currently Associate Professor in zoology and developmental biology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.

Szczepan M. Bilinski received his PhD from the Jagiellonian University in 1975 and is currently Secretary General of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences and Professor of zoology, cell and developmental biology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.

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eBook USD 149.00
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Softcover Book USD 189.00
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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