Publisher Description

In this authoritative three-volume reference work, leading researchers bring together current work to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the skull.

Author Biography

Brian K. Hall is University Research Professor at Dalhousie University and fellow of the Centre for Human Biology at the University of Western Australia and the editor of the three-volume series The Skull, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Table of Contents

Volume 1 - Development General Introduction by James Hanken and Brian K. Hall Preface by James Hanken and Brian K. Hall 1. Axis Specification and Head Induction in Vertebrate Embryos Richard P. Elinson and Kenneth R. Kao 2. Somitomeres: Mesodermal Segments of the Head and Trunk Antone G. Jacobson 3. Pattern Formation and the Neutral Crest Robert M. Langille and Brian K. Hall 4. Deifferentiation and Morphogenesis of Cranial Skeletal Tissues Peter Thorogood 5. Epigenetic and Functional Influences on Skull Growth Susan W. Herring 6. Genetic and Developmental Aspects of Variability in the Mammalian Mandible William R. Atchley 7. Developmental-Genetic Analysis of Skeletal Mutants David R. Johnson 8. Metamorphosis and the Vertebrate Skull: Ontogenetic Patterns and Developmental Mechanisms Christopher S. Rose and John O. Reiss 9. Preconception of Adult Structural Pattern in the Analysis of the Developing Skull Robert Presley 10. Bibliography of Skull Development, 1937-89 Brian K. Hall and James Hanken List of Contributors Index

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