Goldfish Development and Evolution [electronic resource] by Kinya G. Ota.

This book explains how the beautiful goldfish body develops from a single fertilized egg and how this developmental process was changed during the process of domestication. The contents can be categorized as follows: i) numerous high-quality live photo images of embryonic and larval stage goldfish,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ota, Kinya G. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology).
Developmental biology.
Anatomy.
Ecology .
Zoology.
Online Access:
Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences eBooks 2021 English/International: 2021 (Springer Link)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The goldfish as an animal model
  • Varieties of goldfish by morphology
  • Development of goldfish
  • Development of mutant goldfish strains
  • Evo-devo questions related to ornamental morphology
  • Questions, challenges and perspectives
  • Experimental Appendix
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Abbreviation list
  • Index.