"This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla"--Volume 1, page [4] of cover. Vol. 1. Introduction, ...

"This book is aimed at students taking courses on evolution in universities and colleges. Its approach and its structure are very different from previously-published evolution texts. The core theme in ...

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Brain size and cognitive capacity have undergone remarkable evolutionary transformations across vertebrates, reflecting a balance between energetic costs, developmental constraints and selective ...

The face is one of the most distinctive features of vertebrates, diverged widely among species while maintaining a highly complex anatomical structure. Notably, mammals have a “nose” that can actively ...

A new study by Prof. Ariel Chipman of The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides a novel model for understanding the development and evolution of ...

A gain-of-function mutation in a single gene reveals ancient limb-forming capacity that has been preserved for hundreds of millions of years. A Simple Genetic Change Adds Limb-Like Bones to Zebrafish ...

Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa (Photo by Sina Schuldt/picture alliance via Getty Images) There is something deeply strange about looking at a shark embryo. When you first look at it, it does not resemble the ...