Evolution of the Vertebrate Skull

Cell Types, Tissues, and Morphology
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-032-93592-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Evolutionary Cell Biology

Evolution of the Vertebrate Skull describes the evolution of the vertebrate cranium during transition from invertebrates to vertebrates from multidisciplinary perspectives (e.g., morphology, developmental biology, paleontology, genome biology). The prologue highlights the masterful work of Gavin de Beer as the historical foundation of the current synthesis on the evolutionary morphology of the skull. Study of the vertebrate head persistently reveals mysteries that still remain to be addressed and these problems are a focus of this volume. Recognition of such conundrum is important since the study of the vertebrate cranial evolution has such a long history from comparative osteology to the more recent developmental studies of vertebrate head segmentation. The editors aim to revive the vertebrate head problem through re-organizing the structure of issue and integrating current major streams of the fields such as regenerative medicine or functional genomics.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Onai, Takayuki

Adachi, Noritaka

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia) Primaten
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Vögel (Ornithologie)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 – Skeletal Tissues of Invertebrates: Cephalochordates By Ava E. Brent and Jennifer H. Mansfield Chapter 2 – Rise and Early Evolution of the Vertebrate Skull By Jorge Mondéjar-Fernández, Guillame Houée, and Philippe Janvier Chapter 3 – Homology of Vertebrate Skull Bones Revisited: Character Identity and Vicarious Individuality By Günter P. Wagner, Matteo Fabbri, Alan C. Love, and James DiFrisco Chapter 4 – The Syntax of the Head: Structural Emergence and the Evolutionary Logic of the Early Vertebrate Cranium By Takayuki Onai Chapter 5 – Evolution of the Head Skeleton in Jawed Vertebrates with Special Reference to Embryonic Origins By Shunya Kuroda and Noritaka Adachi Chapter 6 – Development of the Pectoral Girdle in Tetrapods and the Evolutionary Origin of the Paired Appendage By Hiroshi Nagashima and Noboru Sato Chapter 7 – Evolution of the Tympanic Middle Ear: Insights from Molecular Developmental Patterning of the Pharyngeal Arches By Masaki Takechi

Über Autor(innen)

Takayuki Onai, PhD, is a lecturer at the University of Fukui, Japan. He specializes in vertebrate evolutionary developmental biology, with a particular focus on the evolution of the head mesoderm and neural crest in vertebrates, using model organisms such as amphioxus, lampreys, and hemichordates. His recent research explores the “Syntax Evolution Theory” (SET) and the “Genetic Polarization” hypothesis. Dr. Onai is also a Principal Investigator on a Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) grant, and his work has been published in journals such as Developmental Cell, EMBO Journal, and iScience among others. ORCID: 0000-0002-5402-3828

Noritaka Adachi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Iwate Medical University, Japan. He has expertise in comparative morphology and is particularly interested in the craniofacial musculoskeletal development and evolution in vertebrates. He has studied different species of embryos such as mouse, turtle, zebrafish, shark, skate, and lamprey. His work has been published in journals such as Development, Evolution & development, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences among others. ORCID: 0000-0002-9482-8436