Annelids in Modern Biology

Copyright © 2009 Wiley-Blackwell

Annelids in Modern Biology

Editor(s): Daniel H. Shain

Published Online: 21 APR 2009

Print ISBN: 9780470344217

Online ISBN: 9780470455203

DOI: 10.1002/9780470455203

About this Book

Annelids offer a diversity of experimentally accessible features making them a rich experimental subject across the biological sciences, including evolutionary development, neurosciences and stem cell research. 

This volume introduces the Annelids and their utility in evolutionary developmental biology, neurobiology, and environmental/ecological studies, including extreme environments. The book demonstrates the variety of fields in which Annelids are already proving to be a useful experimental system. Describing the utility of Annelids as a research model, this book is an invaluable resource for all researchers in the field.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xiv)

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      Color Plates (pages c1–c8)

  3. Part I: Annelids as Model Systems in Biology

    1. Chapter 1

      Developing Models for Lophotrochozoan and Annelid Biology (pages 1–12)

      Kenneth M. Halanych and Elizabeth Borda

    2. Chapter 2

      Annelid Phylogeny—Molecular Analysis with an Emphasis on Model Annelids (pages 13–30)

      Christoph Bleidorn

    3. Chapter 3

      Cryptic Speciation in Clitellate Model Organisms (pages 31–46)

      Christer Erséus and Daniel Gustafsson

    4. Chapter 4

      Annelid Life Cycle Cultures (pages 47–62)

      Donald J. Reish and Bruno Pernet

  4. Part II: Evolution and Development

    1. Chapter 5

      Annelids in Evolutionary Developmental Biology (pages 63–87)

      Dian-Han Kuo

    2. Chapter 6

      Evolution, Development and Ecology of Capitella sp. I: A Waxing Model for Polychaete Studies (pages 88–115)

      Susan D. Hill and Robert M. Savage

    3. Chapter 7

      Stem Cell Genesis and Differentiation in Leech (pages 116–132)

      Shirley A. Lang and Daniel H. Shain

  5. Part III: Neurobiology and Regeneration

    1. Chapter 8

      Cellular and Behavioral Properties of Learning in Leech and Other Annelids (pages 133–155)

      Kevin M. Crisp and Brian D. Burrell

    2. Chapter 9

      Development, Regeneration and Immune Responses of the Leech Nervous System (pages 156–184)

      Michel Salzet and Eduardo Macagno

    3. Chapter 10

      Lumbriculus variegatus and the Need for Speed: A Model System for Rapid Escape, Regeneration and Asexual Reproduction (pages 185–202)

      Mark J. Zoran and Veronica G. Martinez

  6. Part IV: Environmental and Ecological Studies

    1. Chapter 11

      Polychaetes in Environmental Studies (pages 203–227)

      Victoria Díaz-Castañeda and Donald J. Reish

    2. Chapter 12

      Oligochaete Worms for Ecotoxicological Assessment of Soils and Sediments (pages 228–241)

      Jörg Römbke and Philipp Egeler

    3. Chapter 13

      Evolution and Ecology of Ophryotrocha (Dorvilleidae, Eunicida) (pages 242–256)

      Daniel J. Thornhill, Thomas G. Dahlgren and Kenneth M. Halanych

    4. Chapter 14

      Cosmopolitan Earthworms—A Global and Historical Perspective (pages 257–283)

      Robert J. Blakemore

  7. Part V: Extreme Environments and Biological Novelties

    1. Chapter 15

      Hydrothermal Vent Annelids (pages 285–300)

      Florence Pradillon and Françoise Gaill

    2. Chapter 16

      Glacier Ice Worms (pages 301–313)

      Paula L. Hartzell and Daniel H. Shain

    3. Chapter 17

      Sperm Ultrastructure in Assessing Phylogenetic Relationships among Clitellate Annelids (pages 314–327)

      Roberto Marotta and Marco Ferraguti

    4. Chapter 18

      Clitellate Cocoons and their Secretion (pages 328–346)

      Jon'elle Coleman and Daniel H. Shain

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      Index (pages 347–359)

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