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The origin and evolution of larval forms

Title
The origin and evolution of larval forms / edited by Brian K. Hall, Marvalee H. Wake.
Publication
San Diego : Academic Press, [1999], ©1999.

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  • Hall, Brian K. (Brian Keith), 1941-
  • Wake, Marvalee H.
Description
xiv, 425 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Summary
  • A classic problem in evolutionary biology is the origin of larvae - how and why did they occur? Indeed, it has often been suggested that many entirely unique body plans first originated as retained larvae of ancestral organisms. But what of the larvae themselves? What developmental and evolutionary forces shape and constrain them? These questions and others are dealt with by this international team of leading zoologists and developmental biologists.
  • Intended to contribute to a continuing dialectic, this book presents diverse opinions as well as manifold conclusions. Certain to challenge and intrigue, The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms should be a part of the library of every evolutionary and developmental biologist interested in larvae and their significance.
Subject
  • Larvae
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Developmental biology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Larval Development, Evolution, and Ecology / Brian K. Hall and Marvalee H. Wake -- Pt. I. Larval Types and Larval Evolution. 2. Larvae in Invertebrate Development and Evolution / Carole S. Hickman. 3. Larvae in Amphibian Development and Evolution / James Hanken. 4. Larvae in Fish Development and Evolution / Jacqueline F. Webb -- Pt. II. Mechanisms of Larval Development and Evolution. 5. Heterochrony / Michael W. Hart and Gregory A. Wray. 6. Hormonal Control in Larval Development and Evolution - Amphibians / Christopher S. Rose. 7. Hormonal Control in Larval Development and Evolution - Insects / H. Frederick Nijhout. 8. Cell Lineages in Larval Development and Evolution of Echinoderms / Rudolf A. Raff. 9. Cell Lineages in Larval Development and Evolution of Holometabolous Insects / Lisa M. Nagy and Miodrag Grbic -- Pt. III. Larval Functional Morphology, Physiology, and Ecology.
  • 10. Development and Evolution of Aquatic Larval Feeding Mechanisms / S. Laurie Sanderson and Sarah J. Kupferberg. 11. Phenotypic Variation in Larval Development and Evolution: Polymorphism, Polyphenism, and Developmental Reaction Norms / Erick Greene. 12. Epilogue: Prospects for Research on the Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms / Marvalee H. Wake and Brian K. Hall.
ISBN
0127309357
OCLC
ocm40778056
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries