Principles of development
L. Wolpert (Author), Cheryll Tickle (Author), Alfonso Martinez Arias (Author)
Developmental biology is at the core of all biology. This text emphasises the principles and key developments in order to provide an approach and style that will appeal to students at all levels
eBook, English, 2015
Fifth edition View all formats and editions
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015
xxiii, 652 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
9780198709886, 9780199678143, 0198709889, 0199678146
926997652
1. History and basic concepts ; 2. Development of the Drosophila body plan ; 3. Vertebrate development I: Life cycles and experimental techniques ; 4. Vertebrate development II: Xenopus and zebrafish ; 5. Vertebrate development III: Chick and mouse-completing the body plan ; 6. Development of nematodes and sea urchins ; 7. Plant development ; 8. Cell differentiation and stem cells ; 9. Morphogenesis: change in form in the early embryo ; 10. Germ cells, fertilization, and sex ; 11. Organogenesis ; 12. Development of the nervous system ; 13. Growth, post-embryonic development and regeneration ; 14. Evolution and development
Previous edition: 2011