"This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla"--Volume 1, page [4] of cover.
Contents:
Vol. 1. Introduction, non-Bilateria, Acoelomorpha, Xenoturbellida, Chaetognatha. 1. EvoDevo and its significance for animal evolution and phylogeny / Alessandro Minelli -- 2. Homology in the age of developmental genomics / Günter P. Wagner -- 3. Embryology in deep time / Philip C.J. Donoghue, John A. Cunningham, Xi-Ping Dong, and Stefan Bengtson -- 4. Porifera / Bernard M. Degnan, Maja Adamska, Gemma S. Richards, Claire Larroux, Sven Leininger, Brith Bergum, Andrew Calcino, Karin Taylor, Nagayasu Nakanishi, and Sandie M. Degnan -- 5. Placozoa / Bernd Schierwater and Michael Eitel -- 6. Cnidaria / Ulrich Technau, Grigory Genikhovich, and Johanna E.M. Kraus -- 7. Myxozoa / Alexander Gruhl -- 8. Ctenophora / Mark Q. Martindale and Jonathan Q. Henry -- 9. Acoelomorpha and Xenoturbellida / Andreas Hejnol -- 10. Chaetognatha / Steffen Harzsch, Carsten H.G. Müller, and Yvan Perez
Vol. 2. Lophotrochozoa (Spiralia). 1. Gnathifera / Andreas Hejnol -- 2. Gastrotricha / Andreas Hejnol -- 3. Platyhelminthes / Teresa Adell, José M. Martín-Durán, Emili Saló, and Francesc Cebrià -- 4. Regeneration and growth as modes of adult development : the Platyhelminthes as a case study / Francesc Cebrià, Emili Saló, and Teresa Adell -- 5. Cycliophora / Andreas Wanninger and Ricardo Neves -- 6. Entoprocta / Andreas Wanninger -- 7. Mollusca / Andreas Wanninger and Tim Wollesen -- 8. Nemertea / Jörn von Döhren -- 9. Annelida / Christoph Bleidorn, Conrad Helm, Anne Weigert, and Maria Teresa Aguado -- 10. Phoronida / Scott Santagata -- 11. Ectoprocta / Scott Santagata -- 12. Brachiopoda / Scott Santagata
Vol. 3. Ecdysozoa I. Non-Tetraconata. 1. Cycloneuralia / Andreas Hejnol -- 2. Nematoda / Ralf J. Sommer -- 3. Tardigrada / Vladimir Gross, Sandra Treffkorn, and Georg Mayer -- 4. Onychophora / Georg Mayer, Franziska Anni Franke, Sandra Treffkorn, Vladimir Gross, and Ivo de Sena Olivaira -- 5. Chelicerata / Evelyn E. Schwager, Anna Schönauer, Daniel J. Leite, Prashant P. Sharma, and Alistair P. McGregor -- 6. Myriapoda / Carlo Brena
Vol. 4. Ecdysozoa II. "Crustacea". 1. "Crustacea" : comparative aspects of larval development / Joachim T. Haug and Carolin Haug -- 2. "Crustacea" : comparative aspects of early development / Carsten Wolff and Matthias Gerberding -- 3. "Crustacea" : Decapoda (Dendrobranchiata) / Philip L. Hertzler -- 4. "Crustacea" : Decapoda -- Astacida / Steffen Harzsch, Jakob Krieger, and Zen Faulkes -- 5. "Crustacea" : Cirripedia / Jens T. Høeg, Jean Deutsch, Benny K.K. Chan, and Henrike Semmler Le
Vol. 5. Ecdysozoa III. Hexapoda. 1. Hexapoda : a Drosophila's view of development / Volker Hartenstein and Ariel D. Chipman -- 2. Hexapoda : comparative aspects pf early development / Ariel D. Chipman -- 3. Hexapoda : comparative aspects of later embryogenesis and metamorphosis / Elizabeth L. Jockusch and Frank W. Smith
Vol. 6. Deuterostomia. 1. Echinodermata / Maria Ina Arnone, Maria Byrne, and Pedro Martinez -- 2. Hemichordata / Sabrina Kaul-Strehlow and Eric Röttinger -- 3. Cephalochordata / Linda Z. Holland -- 4. Tunicata / Alberto Stolfi and Federico D. Brown
Summary:
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations and micrographs of a given animal group. The largely taxon-based chapters are supplemented by essays on topical aspects relevant to modern-day EvoDevo research such as regeneration, embryos in the fossil record, homology in the age of genomics and the role of EvoDevo in the context of reconstructing evolutionary and phylogenetic scenarios. A list of open questions at the end of each chapter may serve as a source of inspiration for the next generation of EvoDevo scientists. Evolutionary developmental biology of invertebrates is a must-have for any scientist, teacher or student interested in development and evolutionary biology as well as in general invertebrate zoology.
