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Index
Cover
Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Series Page
Preface
CHANGES IN THE SECOND EDITION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FIGURE AND TABLE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CHAPTER 1 A Brief History of Animals
ANIMAL ORIGINS AND THE FOSSIL RECORD
THE ANIMAL TREE
GENERAL FEATURES OF ANIMAL DESIGN AND DIVERSITY
EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT: DNA AND DIVERSITY
SELECTED READINGS
CHAPTER 2 The Genetic Toolkit for Development
BEFORE THE TOOLKIT—ORGANIZERS, FIELDS, AND MORPHOGENS
THE GENETIC TOOLKIT
SHARING OF THE GENETIC TOOLKIT AMONG ANIMALS
THE TOOLKIT AND ANIMAL DESIGN
SELECTED READINGS
CHAPTER 3 Building Animals
GENE REGULATION IN METAZOANS
THE ARCHITECTURE OF GENETIC REGULATORY HIERARCHIES
THE INSECT BODY PLAN
THE VERTEBRATE BODY PLAN
REVIEW: THE GENERAL LOGIC AND MECHANISMS CONTROLLING GENE EXPRESSION IN CELLULAR FIELDS
SELECTED READINGS
CHAPTER 4 Evolution of the Toolkit
THE HISTORY OF GENE FAMILIES
CASE STUDY: EVOLUTION OF THE HOX COMPLEX
INTERPRETING THE TOOLKIT: INFERENCES ABOUT ANIMAL EVOLUTION
THE TOOLKIT AS DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL
SELECTED READINGS
CHAPTER 5 Diversification of Body Plans and Body Parts
DIVERSITY OF ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR BODY ORGANIZATION WITHIN ARTHROPODS AND VERTEBRATES
MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY WITHIN A CONSERVED BODY PLAN
REGULATORY EVOLUTION AND THE DIVERSIFICATION OF HOMOLOGOUS BODY PARTS
SELECTED READINGS
CHAPTER 6 The Evolution of Morphological Novelties
WHAT IS MORPHOLOGICAL NOVELTY?
NOVEL FUNCTIONS FROM OLDER MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES
THE EVOLUTION OF VERTEBRATE NOVELTIES
EVOLUTION OF RADICAL BODY PLAN CHANGES
REGULATORY EVOLUTION AND THE ORIGIN OF NOVELTIES
SELECTED READINGS
CHAPTER 7 Morphological Variation and Species Divergence
EVOLUTION OF ANIMAL COLOR PATTERNS
NODAL POINTS IN REGULATORY NETWORKS AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHARACTER NUMBER AND PATTERN
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF SKELETAL EVOLUTION IN STICKLEBACK FISH
MORE VARIATION THAN MEETS THE EYE: CRYPTIC GENETIC VARIATION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
REGULATORY EVOLUTION AND SPECIES DIVERGENCE
SELECTED READINGS
CHAPTER 8 From DNA to Diversity: The Primacy of Regulatory Evolution
WHY IS REGULATORY EVOLUTION A PRIMARY FORCE IN MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION?
THE FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION OF CIS-REGULATORY DNA
THE EVOLUTION OF REGULATORY DNA AND MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
SELECTED READINGS
Glossary
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