Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates

Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates
Andreas Wanninger
1st edition
6 volumes

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 Invertebratesis a must-have for any scientist, teacher or student interested in developmental and evolutionary biology as well as in general invertebrate zoology.


Volume information

Vol 1

251 pages
ISBN-13: 978-3709118610
ISBN-10: 3709118611

1  EvoDevo and Its Significance for Animal Evolution and Phylogeny
2  Homology in the Age of Developmental Genomics
3  Embryology in Deep Time
4  Porifera
5  Placozoa
6  Cnidaria
7  Myxozoa
8  Ctenophora
9  Acoelomorpha and Xenoturbellida
10 Chaetognatha
Index

Vol 2

289 pages
ISBN-13: 978-3709118702
ISBN-10: 3709118700

1  Gnathifera
2  Gastrotricha
3  Platyhelminthes
4  Regeneration and Growth as Modes of Adult Development: The Platyhelminthes as a Case Study
5  Cycliophora
6  Entoprocta
7  Mollusca
8  Nemertea
9 Annelida
10  Phoronida
11  Ectoprocta
12  Brachiopoda
Index

Vol 3

200 pages
ISBN-13: 978-3709118641
ISBN-10: 3709118646

1  Cycloneuralia
2  Nematoda
3  Tardigrada
4  Onychophora
5  Chelicerata
6  Myriapoda
Index

Vol 4

190 pages
ISBN-13: 978-3709118528
ISBN-10: 3709118522

1  “Crustacea”: Comparative Aspects of Larval Development
2  “Crustacea”: Comparative Aspects of Early Development
3  “Crustacea”: Decapoda (Dendrobranchiata)
4  “Crustacea”: Decapoda – Astacida
5  “Crustacea”: Cirripedia
Index

Vol 5

219 pages
ISBN-13: 978-3709118672
ISBN-10: 3709118670

1  Hexapoda: A Drosophila’s View of Development
2  Hexapoda: Comparative Aspects of Early Development
3  Hexapoda: Comparative Aspects of Later Embryogenesis and Metamorphosis
Index

Vol 6

214 pages
ISBN-13: 978-3709118559
ISBN-10: 3709118557

1 Echinodermata
2 Hemichordata
3 Cephalochordata
4 Tunicata
Index