Animal Metamorphosis (Volume 103) (Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Volume 103, Band 103)

This new volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology covers recent progress in our understanding of animal metamorphosis. Over a dozen leading experts review studies ranging from morphological and molecular to genetic analyses of metamorphosis in a broad spectrum of animals, including insects and fish. Topics include molecular evolution in metamorphosis, the synthesis and function of hormones in regulating metamorphic timing and rate, regulation and function of nuclear hormone receptors, neuroendocrine control of metamorphosis, tissue-specific metamorphic events such as autophagy and stem cell development, and applications of genome-wide analysis technologies for studying metamorphosis.