Johnson & Volpe’s patterns & experiments in developmental biology

Leland G. Johnson, E. Peter Volpe9780072379655, 0072379650

A steady growth in enrollments in developmental biology courses has prompted WCB/McGraw-Hill to consider how to provide a laboratory manual that addresses the concerns of an ever-growing number of educators and students. Many qualities distinguish this manual from others on the market. Patterns and Experiments in Developmental Biology integrates a descriptive study of developmental patterns with experimental analysis of developmental processes.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Preface……Page 2
1. Fertilization and Early Development of Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars……Page 4
2. Early Development in Echinoderms……Page 12
3. Organization and Differentiation in Echinoderms……Page 22
4. Observations and Experiments on the Living Frog Embryo……Page 28
5. Patterns of Frog Development……Page 40
6. Extirpation Experiments, Transplantations, and Parabiosis……Page 68
7. Dissociation and Reaggregation of Amphibian Embryonic Cells……Page 76
8. The Primordial Germ Cells of the Frog……Page 82
9. Experimenting with Xenopus Development……Page 88
10. Patterns of Chick Development……Page 108
11. In Vitro Culture of Chick Embryos and Embryonic Heart Duplication……Page 132
12. Surgery on the Chick Embryo……Page 138
13. Chorioallantoic Membrane Grafting……Page 144
14. Patterns of Fern Gametophyte Development……Page 157
15. Environmental Effects on Fern Gametophyte Development……Page 163
16. Reproduction in the Water Fern, Marsilea……Page 171
17. Pattern Regeneration and Reorganization in Protists and Animals……Page 181
18. Experimenting with Vascular Plant Development Patterns……Page 191
A ..on Sea Urchin Embryos……Page 209
B ..on Frog Embryos……Page 219
C ..on Xenopus laevis……Page 225
D ..on Chick Embryos……Page 229
E ..on Fern Gametophytes……Page 235
F ..on Emerging & Regenerating Developmental Patterns……Page 237
Notes on Course Scheduling and Use of the Manual……Page 243