Survey of Biological Progress
Volume 3
Published on 22. October 2013
346 pages
978-1-4832-2505-0 (ISBN)
Description
Survey of Biological Progress, Volume III explores the principles common to all biological areas that undergo major developments and modifications, including the embryo, botany, chromosome, insect behavior, hormones, and respiration. This volume is composed of six chapters, and begins with a presentation of the embryological concepts and the cellular components of the embryo. The next chapter deals with the trends in systematic botany of the vascular plants. Some of these trends apply equally well to nonvascular plants, as demonstrated by an upsurge of cytotaxonomic studies in the bryophytes, and the use of new techniques of importance to the systematist in such groups as the bacteria. These topics are followed by discussion on the cytologically detectable difference between the chromosome sets of related species, whether involving a difference in chromosome number or merely a change in the relative sequence of parts within a chromosome, as a cytotaxonomic difference. The remaining chapters describe the host-parasite interactions, the behavior of chemical trail-following and orientation to airborne odors of insects, the mechanism of action of hormones on cells, and the regulation of respiration rate. This book will be of value to undergraduate biology students.
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Embryological Concepts in the Twentieth Century I. Introduction II. The Whole Embryo III. The Embryo as Constructed of Germ Layers IV. The Embryo as Constructed of Cells V. Some Concluding Fancies ReferencesTrends in Systematic Botany I. Introduction II. Taxonomy and Classification III. Two Centuries of Floras IV. The Tools of Systematic Botany V. Anatomy VI. Pollen Morphology VII. Seed Morphology VIII. Embryology IX. Paleobotany X. Parasitism XI. Biochemistry XII. Cytogenetics XIII. Cytology XIV. Genetics XV. The Genus Layia XVI. Apomixis XVII. Hybrid Complexes XVIII. Conclusion ReferencesSome General Problems of Chromosomal Evolution and Speciation in Animals I. Introduction II. Cytotaxonomy and Population Genetics III. Chromosome Structure and Rearrangements IV. Evolutionary Increases and Decreases in Chromosome Number V. Fusions of Sex Chromosomes VI. Chromosomal Polymorphism and Speciation ReferencesChemoreception and the Behavior of Insects I. Introduction II. Host-Finding and Recognition by Parasitoid Insects III. Chemical Trail-Following IV. Orientation by Flying Insects V. Mating Behavior: Drosophila VI. Mating Behavior: Cockroaches VII. Conclusion ReferencesOn the Mechanisms of Action of Hormones on Cells I. Introduction II. Insulin III. Adrenaline IV. Thyroid Hormones V. Estrogens and Progesterone VI. General Considerations ReferencesRespiration and Cellular Work and the Regulation of the Respiration Rate in Plants I. The Regulation of Respiratory Rate II. Regulation of Respiration Rate in Plant Tissues III. Physiological Aspects of Rate Regulation IV. The Climacteric V. Conclusion ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
