Developmental Biology

What teeth can teach us about the evolution of the human species Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution....

This open access book discusses three areas in which Germany has long-standing experience and solutions that are valuable for other countriescare e...

How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies p...

Each of us began life as a single cell. From this humble origin, we embarked on a risky journey fraught with opportunities for disaster. Yet, amazi...

The arborescent gymnosperms are the most prevalent trees in one-third of the world's forests, and have dominated the Earth's forest ecosystems thro...

The arborescent gymnosperms are the most prevalent trees in one-third of the world's forests, and have dominated the Earth's forest ecosystems thro...

Developmental biology is seemingly well understood, with development widely accepted as being a series of programmed changes through which an egg t...

Why do the best-known examples of evolutionary change involve the alteration of one kind of animal into another very similar one, like the evolutio...

Tooth enamel and dentin are the most studied hard tissues used to explore hominin evolution, life history, diet, health, and culture. Surprisingly,...

All students and researchers of behaviour from those observing freely-behaving animals in the field to those conducting more controlled laboratory...

Unlike the structured world of computer science, biology is complex, evolving, and often lacks clean abstract models. This book aims to serve as a ...

This book reviews the physiological and therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles (EV) of different cell types. The initial chapter of the...

The goal of this primer is to raise awareness, knowledge and understanding amongst 16-19-year-old students of climate-linked changes in nature and ...

This volume details protocols on animal cloning by Somatic cell nuclear transfer for basic research and biotechnological applications. Written in t...

Every animal on Earth begins life as a single cell. From this humble origin, the nascent creature embarks on a risky journey fraught with opportuni...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume endocrine-disrupting chemical present in numerous consumer products. Extensive use of BPA has led to ...

In this enchanting work of scientific exploration, acclaimed science author Frank Ryan explains how metamorphosis - the intricate trick of nature b...

Germ cells have a unique and critical role as the conduit for hereditary information. The issue of male germline mutagenesis and the effects on dev...

A landmark work of nineteenth-century developmental and evolutionary biology that takes the Darwinian struggle for existence into the organism itse...

The Geometric Induction of Bone Formation describes new biomimetic biomaterials that offer mechanistic osteogenic surfaces for the autonomous and s...

Bees are flying insects of the order Hymenoptera closely related to wasps and ants. The ancestors of bees are assumed to be predatory wasps, which ...

A Probabilistic Model of the Genotype/Phenotype Relationship provides a new hypothesis on the relationship between genotype and phenotype. The main...

This eighth of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5-volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development. This volume presents serial sect...

This book is an intellectual tour de force: a comprehensive Darwinian interpretation of human development. Looking at the entire range of human evo...

Franklin M. Harold's On Life reveals what science can tell us about the living world. All creatures, from bacteria and redwoods to garden snails a...

The rhythm of life on Earth includes several strong themes contributed by Kingdom Fungi. So why are fungi ignored when theorists ponder the origin ...

Spanning over half a century of investigation into Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of a broad range of ...

This book introduces readers to the fascinating interaction of specialized gamete cells, forming the early embryo and a blueprint of new life. Read...

This book provides a synthetic overview of all evidence concerning the evolution of the morphology of the human pelvis, including comparative anato...

This volume collects essays from prominent intellectuals and public figures based on talks given at the 2015 Darwin College Lectures on the theme o...

The 20th century has finished, the century when surgery took huge steps forward thanks to progress in technology. Now we have entered the century o...

There is a major demand for people with scientific training in a wide range of professions based on and maintaining relations with science. However...

There is a major demand for people with scientific training in a wide range of professions based on and maintaining relations with science. However...

The field of regenerative medicine has developed rapidly over the past 20 years with the advent of molecular and cellular techniques. This textbook...