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First book specifically describing invertebrate non-model organisms
Written by designated experts in the respective areas
Richly illustrated and easy-to-understand
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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About this book
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 volume covers the animals that have a ciliated larva in their lifecycle (often grouped together as the Lophotrochozoa), as well as the Gnathifera and the Gastrotricha. The interrelationships of these taxa are poorly resolved and a broadly accepted, clade-defining autapomorphy has yet to be defined. Spiral cleavage is sometimes assumed to be the ancestral mode of cleavage of this grouping and therefore the clade is referred to as Spiralia by some authors, although others prefer to extend the term Lophotrochozoa to this entire assemblage. Aside from the taxon-based chapters, this volume includes a chapter that highlights similarities and differences in the processes that underlie regeneration and ontogeny, using the Platyhelminthes as a case study.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 2
Book Subtitle: Lophotrochozoa (Spiralia)
Editors: Andreas Wanninger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1871-9
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1870-2Published: 26 August 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1987-7Published: 23 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1871-9Published: 10 August 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 289
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour
Topics: Invertebrates, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology