Developmental biology - Gilbert, Scott F. 1949- (Sunderland, MA Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers, 2014)
1. Comprehending development: generating new cells and organs -- 2. Differential gene expression in development -- 3. Cell-cell communication in development -- 4. Fertilization: beginning a new organism -- 5. Early development: rapid specification in snails and nematodes -- 6. The genetics of axis specification in drosophila -- 7. Sea urchins and tunicates: deuterostome invertebrates -- 8. Early development in vertebrates: amphibians and fish -- 9. Early development in vertebrates: birds and mammals -- 10. The emergence of the ectoderm: central nervous system and epidermis -- 11. Neural crest cells and axonal specificity -- 12. Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm -- 13. Lateral plate mesoderm and the endoderm -- 14. Development of the tetrapod limb -- 15. Sex determination -- 16. Postembryonic development: metamorphosis, regeneration, and aging -- 17. The saga of the germ line -- 18. Birth defects, endocrine disruptors, and cancer -- 19. Ecological developmental biology: biotic, abiotic, and symbiotic regulation of development -- 20. Developmental mechanisms of evolutionary change.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Embryology -- Textbooks; Developmental biology -- Textbooks