Advances in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

Providing outstanding breadth of coverage inevo-devo, Advances in Evolutionary DevelopmentalBiology provides a comprehensive review of the milestonesof research in evolution and development and outlines the excitingresearch agenda for the field going forward. Compiling theviewpoints of a diverse group of field experts, this timely textexpands the now-mature science of evo-devo into more complex areasof research. This essential reference is destined to become thego-to source for ideas and hypotheses for a new generation ofgraduate students in evolutionary and developmental biology.

Chapter 1 "The genetic tool-kit": the life-history of an important metaphorAdam S. WilkinsChapter 2 The evolution of sex determination in animalsJudith E. Mank and Tobias UllerChapter 3 The evolution and development of eusocial insect behaviorAdam G. Dolezal, Kevin B. Flores, Kirsten S. Traynorand Gro V. AmdamChapter 4 Evo-devo on chipMei Zhan and Hang LuChapter 5 From black and white to shades of gray: Unifying evo-devo through the integration of molecular and quantitative approachesKevin J. Parsons and R. Craig AlbertsonChapter 6 Advances in understanding limb regeneration in a developmental and evolutionary contextJessica A. Lehoczky and Clifford J. TabinChapter 7 Ectodermal organ stem cells: morphogenesis, population regenerative behavior and evo-devoPing Wu, Ang Li, Jun Yin, Randall Widelitz and Cheng-Ming ChuongChapter 8 Perspectives in evo-devo of the vertebrate brainSylvie Rétaux, Franck Bourrat, Jean-Stéphane Joly and Hélène HinauxChapter 9 Evolution and development of languageDaniel J. Miller and Genevieve KonopkaChapter 10 Advancing evolutionary developmental biologyJeffrey T. Streelman