Gilbert, Scott F.,  1949- <br/><br/>
Developmental biology / 
Scott F. Gilbert, Swarthmore College and the University of Helsinki. 
 - Tenth edition. 
 - xx, 719 pages, 97 variously numbered pages  :  illustrations (some color) ;  29 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> College of Arts and Sciences 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780878939787 (casebound) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013011029 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Embryology--Textbooks.<br/>Developmental biology--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QL955  / .G48 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>571.8/G37