Developmental Biology of Fern Gametophytes

A study of the developmental biology of fern gametophytes for advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

V. Raghavan (Author)

9780521017251, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 7 July 2005

376 pages
23 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.57 kg

"Raghavan has crafted a delightful blend of morphoogical, cytological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular events. Extensive list of references; author and subject indexes. Highly readable and highly recommended." Choice

The aim of the series is to present relatively short accounts of areas of developmental and cell biology where sufficient information has accumulated to allow a considered distillation of the cells. This book studies the developmental biology of fern gametophytes, from their beginning through growth and maturation to their reproductive strategies. The books are intended to interest and instruct advanced undergraduates and graduate students and to make an important contribution to teaching cell and developmental biology. At the same time, they should be of value to biologists who, while not working directly in the area of a particular volume's subject matter, wish to keep abreast of developments relative to their particular interests.

Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
Part I. The Beginning: 2. The spore - beginning of the gametophytic phase
3. Physiology of spore germination
4. Cell determination and morphogenesis during germination
5. Biochemical cytology and biochemistry of germination
Part II. Growth and Maturation: 6. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - the germ filament
7. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - induction of planar growth
8. Role of protein and nucleic acid synthesis in planar growth
9. Vegetative and reconstitutive growth of gametophytes
Part III. Reproductive Strategies: 10. Control of differentiation of sex organs on gametophytes
11. Sexuality and genetics of gametophytes
12. Gametogenesis and fertilization
13. Apogamy - an alternate development program of gametophytes
14. Apospory - formation of gametophytes without meiosis
References
Author index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Developmental biology [PSC]