Scott F. Gilbert has an uncanny knack of captivating student interest, opening minds to the wonder of developmental biology, whilst at the same time covering all the required material with true scientific rigour. With material on the latest research, readers will find the book to be one of the most important assets available.

PART 1: PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Developmental Biology: The Anatomical Tradition
Life Cycles and the Evolution of Developmental Patterns
Principles of Experimental Embryology
The Genetic Core of Development
The Paradigm of Differential Gene Expression
Cell-Cell Communication in Development
PART 2: EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
Fertilization: Beginning a New Organism
Early Development in Selected Invertebrates
The Genetics of Axis Specification in Drosphilia
Early Development and Axis Formation in Amphibians
The Early Development of Vertebrates: Fish, Birds and Mammals
PART 3: LATER EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
The Emergence of the Ectoderm: The Central Nervous System and the Epidermis
Neural Crest Cells and Axonal Specificity
Paraxial and Intermediate Mesoderm
Lateral plate Mesoderm and Endoderm
Development of the Tetrapod Limb
Sex Determination
Metamorphosis, Regeneration, and Aging
The Saga of the Germ Line
PART 4: RAMIFICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGY
An Overview of Plant Development; S.R.Singer
Medical Implications of Developmental Development
Environmental Regulation of Animal Development
Developmental Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change

SCOTT F. GILBERT is Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College, USA, and teaches Developmental Biology, Developmental Genetics and the History of Biology.

SUSAN R. SINGER is at the Department of Biology, Carleton College, Minnesota, USA.