References
Selected References
Browder, L. W., C. A. Erickson, and W. R. Jeffery. 1991. Developmental biology, ed. 3. Philadelphia, Saunders College Publishing. Comprehensive description of development and mechanisms of the developmental process. Well-structured account and one of the most readable of the developmental texts.
De Robertis, E. M., O. Guillermo, and C. V. E. Wright. 1990. Homeobox genes and the vertebrate body plan. Sci. Am. 263:46–52 (July). How a family of regulatory genes, first discovered in fruit flies, determines the shape of the vertebrate body.
Gehring, W. J. 1985. The molecular basis of development. Sci. Am. 253:153–162 (Oct.). The role of homeotic genes in establishing the body plan of the fruit fly is explained.
Gilbert, S. F. 1997. Developmental biology, ed. 5. Sunderland, Massachusetts, Sinauer Associates. Combines descriptive and mechanistic aspects; good selection of examples from many animal groups.
Goodman, C. S., and M. J. Bastiani. 1984. How embryonic nerve cells recognize one another. Sci. Am. 251:58–66 (Dec.). Research with insect larvae shows that developing neurons follow pathways having specific molecular labels.
McGinnis, W., and M. Kuziora. 1994. The molecular architects of body design. Sci. Am. 270:58–66 (Feb.). Describes the nearly identical molecular mechanisms that define the body shapes in all animals.
Slack, J. M. W. 1991. From egg to embryo: regional specification in early development, ed. 2. New York, Cambridge University Press. Emphasis on pattern formation; comparative approach.
Wolpert, L. 1991. The triumph of the embryo. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Written for the nonspecialist, this engaging book is rich in detail and insight for all biologists interested in the development of life.
Browder, L. W., C. A. Erickson, and W. R. Jeffery. 1991. Developmental biology, ed. 3. Philadelphia, Saunders College Publishing. Comprehensive description of development and mechanisms of the developmental process. Well-structured account and one of the most readable of the developmental texts.
De Robertis, E. M., O. Guillermo, and C. V. E. Wright. 1990. Homeobox genes and the vertebrate body plan. Sci. Am. 263:46–52 (July). How a family of regulatory genes, first discovered in fruit flies, determines the shape of the vertebrate body.
Gehring, W. J. 1985. The molecular basis of development. Sci. Am. 253:153–162 (Oct.). The role of homeotic genes in establishing the body plan of the fruit fly is explained.
Gilbert, S. F. 1997. Developmental biology, ed. 5. Sunderland, Massachusetts, Sinauer Associates. Combines descriptive and mechanistic aspects; good selection of examples from many animal groups.
Goodman, C. S., and M. J. Bastiani. 1984. How embryonic nerve cells recognize one another. Sci. Am. 251:58–66 (Dec.). Research with insect larvae shows that developing neurons follow pathways having specific molecular labels.
McGinnis, W., and M. Kuziora. 1994. The molecular architects of body design. Sci. Am. 270:58–66 (Feb.). Describes the nearly identical molecular mechanisms that define the body shapes in all animals.
Slack, J. M. W. 1991. From egg to embryo: regional specification in early development, ed. 2. New York, Cambridge University Press. Emphasis on pattern formation; comparative approach.
Wolpert, L. 1991. The triumph of the embryo. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Written for the nonspecialist, this engaging book is rich in detail and insight for all biologists interested in the development of life.
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