Examines the relationship among cells, genes, and the environment and of the obstacles and achievements of molecular biologists attempting to understand how to "build" a human body.
Developmental biology is a fast growing field in modern biology. Consequently, the concepts and principles of developmental biology is changing fast. This book comprises chapters that deal with key steps...
The fifth edition adds the ecological dimension to its integration of molecular, cellular, and organismal approaches, with a new chapter concerning the ways by which the environment effects the phenotype...
This is an outstanding concise introduction to developmental biology that takes a contemporary approach to describing the complex process that transforms an egg into an adult organism.
The Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology, Second Edition is the first comprehensive reference focused on the field's terms, research, history, and people.
The book is divided into eight parts which: place evolutionary developmental biology in the historical context of the search for relationships between development and evolution; detail the historical background leading to evolutionary ...
The essays are not necessarily intended to be comprehensive reviews, however, they provide a window onto the very rich landscape of contemporary research in developmental biology. I'm grateful to all the authors who devoted a great deal ...
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Bate, M. & Martinez-Arias, A., eds. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, pp. 747–841. Reprinted 2009. Brook, W.J., Diaz-Benjumea, F.J. & Cohen, S.M. (1996) Organizing spatial pattern in limb development.
This work comprises the entire gamut of animal developmental biology, ranging from gametogenesis to senescence and cell death, and includes chapters on: fertilization; cleavage; gastrulation; organ formulation and foetal membranes;...
"A concise account of what we know about development discusses the first vital steps of growth and explores one of the liveliest areas of scientific research."--P. [2] of cover.