Developmental Biology of Fern Gametophytes

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-521-01725-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 20, 375 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 609 g

Reihe: Developmental and Cell Biology Series

The aim of the series is to present relatively short accounts of areas of developmental and cell biology where sufficient information has accumulated to allow a considered distillation of the cells. This book studies the developmental biology of fern gametophytes, from their beginning through growth and maturation to their reproductive strategies. The books are intended to interest and instruct advanced undergraduates and graduate students and to make an important contribution to teaching cell and developmental biology. At the same time, they should be of value to biologists who, while not working directly in the area of a particular volume's subject matter, wish to keep abreast of developments relative to their particular interests.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Raghavan, V.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Beginning: 2. The spore - beginning of the gametophytic phase; 3. Physiology of spore germination; 4. Cell determination and morphogenesis during germination; 5. Biochemical cytology and biochemistry of germination; Part II. Growth and Maturation: 6. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - the germ filament; 7. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - induction of planar growth; 8. Role of protein and nucleic acid synthesis in planar growth; 9. Vegetative and reconstitutive growth of gametophytes; Part III. Reproductive Strategies: 10. Control of differentiation of sex organs on gametophytes; 11. Sexuality and genetics of gametophytes; 12. Gametogenesis and fertilization; 13. Apogamy - an alternate development program of gametophytes; 14. Apospory - formation of gametophytes without meiosis; References; Author index; Subject index.