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Elsevier The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms 1999 Edition by Brian K. Hall, Marvalee H. Wake
Larvae represent one of the classic problems of evolutionary biology and may explain how new body plans originate. It has often been suggested that many entirely unique body plans first originated as retained larvae of ancestral organisms.This book covers larval evolution and the developmental and evolutionary forces which shape and constrain them. Intended to contribute to a continuing dialectic, this book represents diverse opinions as well as manifold conclusions from an international team of leading zoologists and developmental biologists. Certain to challenge and intrigue, this book should be a part of the library of every evolutionary and developmental biologist interested in larvae and their significance. Table of Contents : Introduction:B.K. Hall and M.H. Wake, Larval Development, Evolution and Ecology.Larval Types and Larval Evolution:C. Hickman, Larvae in Invertebrate Development and Evolution.J. Hanken, Larvae in Amphibian Development and Evolution.J.F. Webb, Fish Larvae in Development and Evolution.Mechanisms of Larval Development and Evolution:M.W. Hart and G.A. Wray, Heterochrony.C. Rose, Hormonal Control of Larval Development and Evolution--Amphibians.H.F. Nijhout, Hormonal Control of Larval Development and Evolution--Insects.R.A. Raff, Cell Lineages in Larval Development and Evolution of Echinoderms.L. Nagy and M. Grbic, Cell Lineages in Larval Development and Evolution of Insects.Larval Functional Morphology, Physiology and Ecology:L. Sanderson and S. Kupferberg, Development and Evolution of Aquatic Larval Feeding Mechanisms.E. Greene, Phenotypic Variation in Larval Development and Evolution: Polymorphism, Polyphenism and Developmental Reaction Norms.Epilogue:M.H. Wake and B.K. Hall, Epilogue: Prospects for Research on the Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms.Subject Index.