Laboratory Studies of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Embryos: Guide & Atlas of Descriptive & Experimental Development

by Gary C. Schoenwolf

Book Overview

With a new chapter on zebrafish embryos and thoroughly updated terminology, Laboratory Studies is the most comprehensive book/laboratory guide available in the field of developmental biology and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0138574340
• ISBN13: 9780138574345
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Lab Guide

The lab guide is very helpful for the lab. It was very specific and detailed.

An excellent manual for teaching decriptive embryology

I witnessed the birth of the first edition of this book when I was still a college student, and have seen its transformation to suit the needs of each new era. The book offers fundamental principles in descriptive embryology. I hoped to see more on the expperimental aspect of the subject. I also wished to see the embryology of more of the animal phyla (eg. fruit fly, zebra fish) included.

An Embryology Lab Instructor's Comments

I have used this book in my course for four years. Typically one-hundred students per year are enrolled in my course. The quality of the photomicrographs is excellent. My only criticisms of the micrographs are that 1.) The sequence of the photomicrographs would be enhanced if they were arranged in a developmental sequence. Presently, the student must flip pages constantly to view all slides relevant to a particular developmental stage. 2.) There are not enough sagittal sections of the chick embryos. 3.) 96 hour chick embryos, instead of pig embryos might be an improvement. The text is good, although not quite as thorough as the Matthews lab manual was.