Main description:

This topical volume in the respected Encyclopedia series is the first in many years to bring together all important aspects of developmental biology in one source, from morphogenesis and organogenesis, via epigenetic regulation of gene expression to evolutionary developmental biology. The editor-in-chief has assembled an outstanding team of contributors to review these topics, creating an authoritative work for many years to come. The result is a unique, top-level reference in developmental biology for researchers, students and professionals alike.

Contents:

Drosophila Gastrulation:Collective Cell Migration Morphogenesis in Multicellular Animals Morphogens and Developmental Pattern Formation Spatial and Temporal Expression Patterns in Animals Vertebrate Gastrulation:Collective Cell Migration Computational Methods in Embryonic Patterning Cell Type Evolution Evolution from Single Cell to Multicellularity Evolution of the Protein Repertoire Genetic Variation and Molecular Darwinism Systematics and Evolution Variation and Conservation of the Development of Animal Bodies: Evolutionary Developmental Biology Gametogenesis and Fertilization Nuclear Transfer for Cloning Animals Epigenetic Reprogramming Dynamics in Mammalian Embryos Epigenetics in Developmental Processes Principles and Applications of Embryogenomics Developmental Cell Biology Development of Plant Organs Developmental Biology of Tubes Constructed from Single-layered Sheets of Epithelial Cells Gonad Differentiation Genetics Left-Right Asymmetric Epithelial Morphogenesis Morphogens and Gradient Scaling and Growth Transcriptional regulation of tissue organization Limb Development and Regeneration Molecular Biology of Plant Regeneration Stem Cells in Tissue Regeneration and Wound Repair Hedgehog Regulation of cellular differentiation Intercellular Signaling in Animal Development Molecular Signals in Embryonic Development Notch signaling in Vertebrate Development Regulation in the Drosophila Embryo Transcription in Regulating Neural Development Wnt Signal Transduction in Embryonic Development Crosstalk in adult stem cells in Drosophila. Embryonic Stem Cell Chromatin in Development Embryonic Stem Cells