Annual Karger Workshop / Development and Evolution
9th, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1997. "Brain, Behavior and Evolution", Vol 52, No 4-5. Special Topic Issue: Brain, Behavior and Evolution 1998, Vol. 52, No. 4-5
Karger, S (Publisher)
Published on 2. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
84 pages
978-3-8055-6770-1 (ISBN)
Description
Taken from the ninth Annual Karger Workshop, this text presents papers examining the development and evolution of the brain in vertebrates.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basel
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
26 figs., 5 in color
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 21 cm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8055-6770-1 (9783805567701)
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Content
Molecular evolution of the brain of chordates; crustacean-insect relationships - the use of brain characters to derive phylogeny amongst segmented invertebrates; of mice and genes - evolution of vertebrate brain development; stepping into the same river twice - homologous as recurring attractors in epigenic landscapes; patterns of vertebrate neurogenesis and the paths of vertebrate evolution; developmental homologues - lineages and analysis.