Description
- Describes the evolutionary origin of placodes and sensory structures in the head of vertebrates
- Illustrates the ways ancestral developmental pathways are co-opted to create novel cell types and new functions
- Explores the common features that distinguish placodal sensory and neurosecretory cells from other types of ectoderm
- Documents changes in placodes during the evolution of vertebrates
Book Information
ISBN 9780367749804
Author Gerhard Schlosser
Format Paperback
Page Count 311
Imprint CRC Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd