The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary developmental biology, or “evo-devo. This volume reviews current research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo, looking at the developmental genetic mechanisms that cause variation and how alterations of these mechanisms can generate novel structural changes in a variety of plant and animal life.
Reviews current research findings and thought on evolutionary developmental biology, providing researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area
Includes chapters discussing the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms and allows researchers to compare and contrast how genes are expressed in a variety of organisms—from fly to frog, to humans
Emphasizes the role of regulatory DNA in evolutionary development to give researchers perspective on how the regions of the genome that control gene expression and the protein factors that bind them are ultimately responsible for the diversity of life that has evolved
1. 1. Introduction 2. 2. Skeletal Cell Lineage Determination and the Skeletogenic Gene Network 3. 3. Structure of Vertebrate Cartilage Matrix 4. 4. Evolutionary History of the Vertebrate Skeleton 5. 5. Diversification of Cartilaginous Tissues 6. 6. Elaborating the Chondrogenetic Toolkit: Gene/Genome Duplication and the Origin of Collagenous Cartilage 7. Chapter 3 Caenorhabditis Nematodes as a Model for the Adaptive Evolution of Germ Cells 8. 1. Introduction 9. 2. Germ Cell Adaptation and the Evolution of New Life Histories 10. 3. Germ Cell Adaptation: Evo‐Devo Meets RNA 11. 4. Overview of C. elegans Sex Determination 12. 5. Caenorhabditis: A Window on the World of Germline Adaptation 13. 6. What Makes a Female Different from a Hermaphrodite? 14. 7. Are There Really 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover? 15. 8. Evolutionary Dynamics of Germline RNA‐Binding Proteins 16. 9. Challenges and Future Directions 17. Acknowledgments 18. Chapter 4 New Model Systems for the Study of Developmental Evolution in Plants 19. 1. Introduction 20. 2. Lower Land Plants 21. 3. Angiosperms: The Core Eudicots 22. 4. Angiosperms: Lower Eudicots 23. 5. Angiosperms: Monocots and Magnoliids 24. 6. Conclusions 25. Acknowledgments 26. Chapter 5 Patterning the Spiralian Embryo 27. 1. Introduction 28. 2. Early Development in Ilyanassa: The Embryological Perspective 29. 3. The Molecular Basis of Spiralian Development in Ilyanassa: Progress and New Problems 30. 4. Perspectives on Evolution and Development from the Spiralia 31. 5. Conclusions 32. Acknowledgments 33. Chapter 6 The Origin and Diversification of Complex Traits Through Micro‐ and Macroevolution of Development 34. 1. Introduction 35. 2. Uniqueness and Diversity of Horns 36. 3. Form and Function 37. 4. The Ontogeny of Horns 38. 5. The Regulation of Prepupal Horn Growth 39. 6. The Regulation of Pupal Remodeling 40. 7. The Regulation of Plasticity 41. 8. The Origins of Novelty and Diversity 42. 9. Thoracic Horns as an Exaptation 43. 10. Developmental Tradeoffs and the Diversification of Horns and Horned Beetles 44. 11. Conclusions 45. Acknowledgments 46. Chapter 7 Axis Formation and the Rapid Evolutionary Transformation of Larval Form 47. 1. Introduction: Sea Urchins and the Evolution of Marine Larval Development 48. 2. Axis Formation 49. 3. Heterochrony and Modularity in the Evolution of Larval Form 50. 4. An Evolutionary Intermediate in Heterochronic Evolution of Direct‐Developing Larvae 51. 5. Conclusions 52. Acknowledgments 53. Chapter 8 Evolution and Development in the Cavefish Astyanax 54. 1. Introduction 55. 2. Eye Development and Degeneration 56. 3. Cellular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration 57. 4. Molecular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration 58. 5. Role of Hedgehog Signaling in Eye Degeneration 59. 6. Pigment Cell Regression 60. 7. Defective Melanogenesis and Undifferentiated Melanoblasts in Cavefish 61. 8. Genetic Basis of Cavefish Albinism 62. 9. Evolution of Development 63. Acknowledgments
The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary developmental biology, or “evo-devo. This volume reviews current research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo, looking at the developmental genetic mechanisms that cause variation and how alterations of these mechanisms can generate novel structural changes in a variety of plant and animal life.
Reviews current research findings and thought on evolutionary developmental biology, providing researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area
Includes chapters discussing the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms and allows researchers to compare and contrast how genes are expressed in a variety of organisms—from fly to frog, to humans
Emphasizes the role of regulatory DNA in evolutionary development to give researchers perspective on how the regions of the genome that control gene expression and the protein factors that bind them are ultimately responsible for the diversity of life that has evolved
1. 1. Introduction 2. 2. Skeletal Cell Lineage Determination and the Skeletogenic Gene Network 3. 3. Structure of Vertebrate Cartilage Matrix 4. 4. Evolutionary History of the Vertebrate Skeleton 5. 5. Diversification of Cartilaginous Tissues 6. 6. Elaborating the Chondrogenetic Toolkit: Gene/Genome Duplication and the Origin of Collagenous Cartilage 7. Chapter 3 Caenorhabditis Nematodes as a Model for the Adaptive Evolution of Germ Cells 8. 1. Introduction 9. 2. Germ Cell Adaptation and the Evolution of New Life Histories 10. 3. Germ Cell Adaptation: Evo‐Devo Meets RNA 11. 4. Overview of C. elegans Sex Determination 12. 5. Caenorhabditis: A Window on the World of Germline Adaptation 13. 6. What Makes a Female Different from a Hermaphrodite? 14. 7. Are There Really 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover? 15. 8. Evolutionary Dynamics of Germline RNA‐Binding Proteins 16. 9. Challenges and Future Directions 17. Acknowledgments 18. Chapter 4 New Model Systems for the Study of Developmental Evolution in Plants 19. 1. Introduction 20. 2. Lower Land Plants 21. 3. Angiosperms: The Core Eudicots 22. 4. Angiosperms: Lower Eudicots 23. 5. Angiosperms: Monocots and Magnoliids 24. 6. Conclusions 25. Acknowledgments 26. Chapter 5 Patterning the Spiralian Embryo 27. 1. Introduction 28. 2. Early Development in Ilyanassa: The Embryological Perspective 29. 3. The Molecular Basis of Spiralian Development in Ilyanassa: Progress and New Problems 30. 4. Perspectives on Evolution and Development from the Spiralia 31. 5. Conclusions 32. Acknowledgments 33. Chapter 6 The Origin and Diversification of Complex Traits Through Micro‐ and Macroevolution of Development 34. 1. Introduction 35. 2. Uniqueness and Diversity of Horns 36. 3. Form and Function 37. 4. The Ontogeny of Horns 38. 5. The Regulation of Prepupal Horn Growth 39. 6. The Regulation of Pupal Remodeling 40. 7. The Regulation of Plasticity 41. 8. The Origins of Novelty and Diversity 42. 9. Thoracic Horns as an Exaptation 43. 10. Developmental Tradeoffs and the Diversification of Horns and Horned Beetles 44. 11. Conclusions 45. Acknowledgments 46. Chapter 7 Axis Formation and the Rapid Evolutionary Transformation of Larval Form 47. 1. Introduction: Sea Urchins and the Evolution of Marine Larval Development 48. 2. Axis Formation 49. 3. Heterochrony and Modularity in the Evolution of Larval Form 50. 4. An Evolutionary Intermediate in Heterochronic Evolution of Direct‐Developing Larvae 51. 5. Conclusions 52. Acknowledgments 53. Chapter 8 Evolution and Development in the Cavefish Astyanax 54. 1. Introduction 55. 2. Eye Development and Degeneration 56. 3. Cellular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration 57. 4. Molecular Mechanisms of Eye Degeneration 58. 5. Role of Hedgehog Signaling in Eye Degeneration 59. 6. Pigment Cell Regression 60. 7. Defective Melanogenesis and Undifferentiated Melanoblasts in Cavefish 61. 8. Genetic Basis of Cavefish Albinism 62. 9. Evolution of Development 63. Acknowledgments
