Developmental biology

Principles of developmental biology --
Developmental biology: the anatomical tradition --
Life cycles and the evolution of developmental patterns --
Principles of experimental embryology --
The genetic core of development --
The paradigm of differential gene expression --
Cell-cell communication in development --
Early embryonic development --
Fertilization: beginning a new organism --
Early development in selected invertebrates --
The genetics of axis specification in Drosophilia --
Early development and axis formation in amphibians --
The early development of vertebrates: fish, birds, and mammals --
Later embryonic development --
The emergence of the ectoderm: central nervous system and epidermis --
Neural crest cells and axonal specificity --
Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm --
Lateral plate mesoderm and endoderm --
Development of the tetrapod limb --
Sex determination --
Postembryonic development: metamorphosis, regeneration, and aging --
The saga of the germ line --
Ramifications of developmental biology --
An overview of plant development --
Medical implications of developmental biology --
Environmental regulation of animal development --
Developmental mechanisms of evolutionary change.

Updated text integrates classical developmental biology with contemporary techniques, including the new material on vertebrate limb cell specification, microarrays, RNA interference, microtubular motors, floxed genes, vertebra formation, neural crest differentiation, neural crest specification, heart cell specification, herbicide-induced gonadal disruptions, pancreatic development, digit determination, tadpole deiodinases, insulin-like growth factors, developmental symbioses, and the developmental origins of feathers, jaws, and teeth during evolution.