This is an atlas of development for several reptiles: a turtle (Trachemys scripta), a specialized lizard (Chamaeleo calyptratus ), a generalized terrestrial lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens ), a snake (Boaedon (Lamprophis) fuliginosus ), and a crocodilian (Alligator mississippiensis ). With the rise of evo-devo and genomics, the use of reptiles as study organisms has increased. An atlas describing the embryonic development of different species of reptiles is a valuable resource to scientists and students studying developmental biology, herpetology, ecology, evolutionary biology, anatomy, evolutionary morphology, physiology, endocrinology, neurobiology, paleontology, and mathematical modeling.
Key selling features:
Covers several reptilian species that represent different body plans.
Illustrations will be whole-mount specimens documenting development.
Additional illustrations include plates of histological sections.
Includes an an introductory chapter that covers the history of studies of reptilian development
A valuable resource to anyone studying anatomy, embryology, and comparative morphology
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Illustrationen
125 farbige Abbildungen
125 Illustrations, color
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-4987-6244-1 (9781498762441)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jacqueline E. Moustakas-Verho is currently a research fellow at the Institue of Biotechnology at the University of Helsinki. She received her PhD at the University of California Berkeley and is best known for her pioneering work on the development of the turle shell. Raul Eduardo Diaz Jr. is a professor at La Sierra University and a Research Associate at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.
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University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology, Finland
Introduction. The development of a hard-shelled pond slider turtle, Trachemys scripta . The development of the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis . The development of the African house snake, Boaedon (Lamprophis) fuliginosus . The development of a generalized terrestrial lizard, the Desert grassland whiptail lizard, Aspidoscelis uniparens . The development of a specialized arboreal lizard, the veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calptratus . References. Index.
