Long ago, fish fins evolved into the limbs of land vertebrates and tetrapods. During this transition, some elements of the fin were carried over while new features developed. Lizard limbs, bird wings, and human arms and legs are therefore all evolutionary modifications of the original tetrapod limb. A comprehensive look at the current state of research on fin and limb evolution and development, this volume addresses a wide range of subjects—including growth, structure, maintenance, function, and regeneration. Divided into sections on evolution, development, and transformations, the book begins with a historical introduction to the study of fins and limbs and goes on to consider the evolution of limbs into wings as well as adaptations associated with specialized modes of life, such as digging and burrowing. Fins into Limbs also discusses occasions when evolution appears to have been reversed—in whales, for example, whose front limbs became flippers when they reverted to the water—as well as situations in which limbs are lost, such as in snakes. With contributions from world-renowned researchers, Fins into Limbs will be a font for further investigations in the changing field of evolutionary developmental biology.
(20070914)
Author(s): Brian K. Hall
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Year: 2007
Language: English
Commentary: 38679
Pages: 461
Tags: Горно-геологическая отрасль;Историческая геология, палеонтология, стратиграфия;Палеозоология;
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Part I. Evolution......Page 12
1. Fins and Limbs and Fins into Limbs: The Historical Context, 1840–1940......Page 14
2. Skeletal Changes in the Transition from Fins to Limbs......Page 22
3. A Historical Perspective on the Study of Animal Locomotion with Finsand Limbs......Page 46
4. Fins and Limbs in the Study of Evolutionary Novelties......Page 56
Part II. Development......Page 70
5. The Development of Fins and Limbs......Page 72
6. Mechanisms of Chondrogenesis and Osteogenesis in Fins......Page 86
7. Mechanisms of Chondrogenesis and Osteogenesis in Limbs......Page 120
8. Apoptosis in Fin and Limb Development......Page 130
9. Joint Formation......Page 136
10. Postnatal Growth of Fins and Limbs through Endochondral Ossification......Page 145
11. Paired Fin Repair and Regeneration......Page 179
12. Tetrapod Limb Regeneration......Page 190
Part III. Transformation......Page 210
13. Evolution of the Appendicular Skeleton of Amphibians......Page 212
14. Limb Diversity and Digit Reduction in Reptilian Evolution......Page 252
15. Limbs in Mammalian Evolution......Page 272
16. Skeletal Adaptations for Flight......Page 296
17. Adaptations for Digging and Burrowing......Page 311
18. Aquatic Adaptations in the Limbs of Amniotes......Page 337
19. Sesamoids and Ossicles in the Appendicular Skeleton......Page 350
References......Page 370
Contributors......Page 444
Index......Page 448
