Developmental biology books

There is still no clear understanding of what causes the great majority of human congenital malformations. For the...  Read More >>

No field of contemporary biomedical science has been more revolutionized by the techniques of molecular biology...  Read More >>

Since malfor­ mations of primary social concern are those having grave outcomes (and are, paradoxically, also the...  Read More >>

To date, much of the understanding of signalling mechanisms has come from research on specific cell types (eg mouse...  Read More >>

A growing majority of women in the western hemisphere have been delaying initiation of childbearing to later in...  Read More >>

Focuses on important aspects of insect endocrinology. This title covers the mechanism of action of insect hormones...  Read More >>

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The overall scope of this new series will be to evolve an understanding of the genetic basis of (1) how early mesoderm...  Read More >>

This 1999 book contains comprehensive information about the neural crest, a structure unique to the vertebrate embryo,...  Read More >>

Discovered in the 1850s by the young English naturalists Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazonian...  Read More >>

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This comprehensive atlas of the developmental history of the major organs includes numerous color photomicrographs...  Read More >>

The development of a single fertilized egg into a fly, an elephant, or a human baby is one the most remarkable near-miracles...  Read More >>

This book is a continuation of previous studies of growth mechanisms by the same author. Results of earlier research...  Read More >>

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<p>Parasitoids are parasitic insects that kill their insect hosts in immature pre-reproductive stages. Parasitoids...  Read More >>

<p>Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores,...  Read More >>

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Vertebrate Embryogenesis:...  Read More >>

With the ability to undergo both mitosis and meiosis, germ cells give rise to gametes and serve as the link between...  Read More >>

Based on sequence analyses of many different genes, the past decade has provided us with a profound knowledge of...  Read More >>

"Myogenesis is the formation of muscular tissue, in particular during embryonic development. Part of the ""Current...  Read More >>

This volume provides comprehensive coverage of a broad range of topics in REM sleep biology. World renowned researchers...  Read More >>

This book, with contributions from experts in the field, provides a timely compilation of reviews of mechanisms...  Read More >>

The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseilles serve to gather leading scientists, promote the exchange...  Read More >>