1st Edition

Evolutionary Origin of Sensory and Neurosecretory Cell Types Vertebrate Cranial Placodes, volume 2

By Gerhard Schlosser Copyright 2021
323 Pages 28 Color & 49 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

323 Pages 28 Color & 49 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

323 Pages 28 Color & 49 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Most vertebrate cranial sense organs arise from placodes. These placodes give rise to sensory neurons that transmit information to the brain and neurosecretory cells. This book reviews the evolutionary origin of the sensory and neurosecretory cell types. It summarizes our current understanding of vertebrate evolution, clarifies conceptual issues relating to homology and evolutionary innovation of... Read more

Preface

1. The Evolutionary Origin of Vertebrates

2. Teaching Old Cells New Tricks

3. Evolution of Mechano- and Chemosensory Cell Types

4. Evolution of Photosensory Cell Types

5. Evolution of Neurosecretory Cell Types

6. Evolutionary Origin of Vertebrate Cranial Placodes

References

Index

Biography

Gerhard Schlosser is Lecturer Above The Bar in the Department of Zoology at the National University of Ireland in Galway. He has received two PhD's - the first in Philosphy from the Albert-ludwigs-Universität Freiberg and the second in Biology from the University of Bremen. After two postdocs - one at University of Bremen and another at the University of California in San Diego - he joined the faculty at the National University of Ireland. He is the author or co-author of dozens of peer reviewed journal articles.