Pristionchus pacificus : a nematode model for comparative and evolutionary biology /
Pristionchus pacificus : a nematode model for comparative and evolutionary biology /
edited by Ralf J. Sommer.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 420 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Nematology monographs and perspectives ; v. 11 .
- Nematology Monographs and Perspectives 11. Biology E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287396. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary Material / Why Caenorhabditis elegans is great and Pristionchus pacificus might be better / Integrative evolutionary biology and mechanistic approaches in comparative biology / Diplogastrid systematics and phylogeny / Taxonomy and natural history: the genus Pristionchus / The laboratory model: genetics, genetic mapping and transgenics / Comparative and functional genomics / Small-molecule signalling: encoding biological information in chemical structures / Population genetics and the La Réunion case study / Evo-devo and developmental systems drift: an evolving paradigm in organ formation and tissue coordination, vulva and gonad development in Pristionchus pacificus / Dauer formation and dauer-specific behaviours in Pristionchus pacificus / Mouth dimorphism and the evolution of novelty and diversity / Pristionchus pacificus olfaction / Anatomy and connectivity in the pharyngeal nervous system / Bacterial interactions and the innate immune system / Index of genes and proteins / Index of genera and species / General index / Sommer Ralf J. -- Paul W. Sternberg -- Ralf J. Sommer -- Natsumi Kanzaki and Robin M. Giblin-Davis -- Erik J. Ragsdale , Natsumi Kanzaki and Matthias Herrmann -- Laura Aurilio and Jagan Srinivasan -- Christian Rödelsperger and Christoph Dieterich -- Frank C. Schroeder -- Angela McGaughran and Katy Morgan -- David Rudel -- Akira Ogawa and Federico Brown -- Erik J. Ragsdale -- Ray L. Hong -- Dan Bumbarger and Metta Riebesell -- Amit Sinha and Robbie Rae -- Sommer Ralf J. -- Sommer Ralf J. -- Sommer Ralf J..
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This edited volume on the nematode model Pristionchus pacificus describes an integrative approach to evolutionary biology. It aims for a merger of evolutionary and comparative biology with mechanistic approaches based on genetics and molecular biology. Insight into the function of biological systems obtained from laboratory studies when complemented with ecology, natural variation and natural history of an organism, can provide detailed knowledge of the proximate and ultimate causations of species. Ralf J. Sommer developed P. pacificus as model system for integrative evolutionary biology with case studies in evo-devo and population genetics on La Réunion Island. Similarly, ecological interactions with scarab beetles revealed examples for the evolution of novelty at the morphological and behavioural level and their underlying molecular mechanisms. Contributors include Paul W. Sternberg, Ralf J. Sommer, Jagan Srinivasan, Christian Rödelsperger, Frank C. Schroeder, Robin M. Giblin-Davis, Natsumi Kanzaki, Matthias Herrmann, Angela McGaughran, Katy Morgan, Akira Ogawa, Federico D. Brown, Ray E. Hong, Robbie Rae, Amit Sinha, David Rudel, and Erik J. Ragsdale.
9789004260306
10.1163/9789004260306 DOI
2015000351
Nematodes.
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Nematodes.
QL391.N4 / P75 2015
592/.57
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary Material / Why Caenorhabditis elegans is great and Pristionchus pacificus might be better / Integrative evolutionary biology and mechanistic approaches in comparative biology / Diplogastrid systematics and phylogeny / Taxonomy and natural history: the genus Pristionchus / The laboratory model: genetics, genetic mapping and transgenics / Comparative and functional genomics / Small-molecule signalling: encoding biological information in chemical structures / Population genetics and the La Réunion case study / Evo-devo and developmental systems drift: an evolving paradigm in organ formation and tissue coordination, vulva and gonad development in Pristionchus pacificus / Dauer formation and dauer-specific behaviours in Pristionchus pacificus / Mouth dimorphism and the evolution of novelty and diversity / Pristionchus pacificus olfaction / Anatomy and connectivity in the pharyngeal nervous system / Bacterial interactions and the innate immune system / Index of genes and proteins / Index of genera and species / General index / Sommer Ralf J. -- Paul W. Sternberg -- Ralf J. Sommer -- Natsumi Kanzaki and Robin M. Giblin-Davis -- Erik J. Ragsdale , Natsumi Kanzaki and Matthias Herrmann -- Laura Aurilio and Jagan Srinivasan -- Christian Rödelsperger and Christoph Dieterich -- Frank C. Schroeder -- Angela McGaughran and Katy Morgan -- David Rudel -- Akira Ogawa and Federico Brown -- Erik J. Ragsdale -- Ray L. Hong -- Dan Bumbarger and Metta Riebesell -- Amit Sinha and Robbie Rae -- Sommer Ralf J. -- Sommer Ralf J. -- Sommer Ralf J..
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
This edited volume on the nematode model Pristionchus pacificus describes an integrative approach to evolutionary biology. It aims for a merger of evolutionary and comparative biology with mechanistic approaches based on genetics and molecular biology. Insight into the function of biological systems obtained from laboratory studies when complemented with ecology, natural variation and natural history of an organism, can provide detailed knowledge of the proximate and ultimate causations of species. Ralf J. Sommer developed P. pacificus as model system for integrative evolutionary biology with case studies in evo-devo and population genetics on La Réunion Island. Similarly, ecological interactions with scarab beetles revealed examples for the evolution of novelty at the morphological and behavioural level and their underlying molecular mechanisms. Contributors include Paul W. Sternberg, Ralf J. Sommer, Jagan Srinivasan, Christian Rödelsperger, Frank C. Schroeder, Robin M. Giblin-Davis, Natsumi Kanzaki, Matthias Herrmann, Angela McGaughran, Katy Morgan, Akira Ogawa, Federico D. Brown, Ray E. Hong, Robbie Rae, Amit Sinha, David Rudel, and Erik J. Ragsdale.
9789004260306
10.1163/9789004260306 DOI
2015000351
Nematodes.
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Nematodes.
QL391.N4 / P75 2015
592/.57