Evo-Devo: Non-model Species in Cell and Developmental Biology
Editors: Tworzydlo, Waclaw, Bilinski, Szczepan (Eds.)
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- Presents new and emerging evo-devo model organisms
- Discusses theoretical background of evo-devo
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- About this book
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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 of processes at work in cells and during the development of various animal groups, and expand the horizons of seasoned and young researchers alike.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Reflections on Model Organisms in Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Pages 3-20
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Hourglass or Twisted Ribbon?
Pages 21-29
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Ambulacrarians and the Ancestry of Deuterostome Nervous Systems
Pages 31-59
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Oikopleura dioica: An Emergent Chordate Model to Study the Impact of Gene Loss on the Evolution of the Mechanisms of Development
Pages 63-105
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Neuropeptides, Peptide Hormones, and Their Receptors of a Tunicate, Ciona intestinalis
Pages 107-125
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Evo-Devo: Non-model Species in Cell and Developmental Biology
- Editors
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- Waclaw Tworzydlo
- Szczepan Bilinski
- Series Title
- Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation
- Series Volume
- 68
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-23459-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-23459-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-23458-4
- Series ISSN
- 0080-1844
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 551
- Number of Illustrations
- 27 b/w illustrations, 110 illustrations in colour
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