The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 50 > Issue 4

Cover Vol. 50 N. 4

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This montage image shows the morphology of an asexual pea aphid ovariole. The germarium, oocyte, and early embryos were stained with a cross-reacting antibody against the Drosophila Nanos protein, which is a germline marker. Localized Nanos signals (green) were identified in presumptive germ cells in the posterior area of the blastoderm, suggesting that other localized signals in earlier stages reveal the position of germ plasm. Nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue) and F-actin was stained with phalloidin (red). For further details, see the article by Chang et al pp 413-421 in the present issue.

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In memoriam Lauri Saxén (1927-2005)

Scott Gilbert

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 369-370

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.062142sg

Special Contribution

Morphological innovation through gene regulation: an example from Devonian Onychodontiform fish

Kenton S.W. Campbell and Richard E. Barwick

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 371-375

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052125kc

Original Articles

BMP2/4 and BMP5-8 in jellyfish development and transdifferentiation

Susanne Reber-Müller, Ruth Streitwolf-Engel, Nathalie Yanze, Volker Schmid, Michael Stierwald, Michael Erb and Katja Seipel

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 377-384

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052085sr

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Comparison of induction during development between Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis

Ayako Sedohara, Keiko Suzawa and Makoto Asashima

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 385-392

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052021as

Egg development in parthenogenetic nematodes: variations in meiosis and axis formation

Vera Lahl, Bernd Sadler and Einhard Schierenberg

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 393-397

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052030vl

Cloning, expression and functional study of translation elongation factor 2 (EF-2) in zebrafish

Shu-hong Zhang, Ji-hua Yao, Huai-dong Song, Lu Wang and Jing-lun Xue

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 399-403

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052029sz

The dynamic nature of mollusc egg surface architecture and its relation to the microtubule network

Sheena E.B. Tyler and Susan J. Kimber

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 405-412

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052007st

Germ-plasm specification and germline development in the parthenogenetic pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum: Vasa and Nanos as markers

Chun-che Chang, Wen-chih Lee, Charles E. Cook, Gee-way Lin and Tschining Chang

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 413-421

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052100cc

Short Communication

Identification of TH-B, a new oligomeric variant of the Xenopus morphogenetic factor, tumorhead

Edwin E. Traverso, Min-Soon Cho, Chuan-Fen Wu and Laurence D. Etkin

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 423-427

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052097et

Developmental Expression Patterns

Temporal and spatial expression patterns of FoxN genes in Xenopus laevis embryos

Maximilian Schuff, Antje Rössner, Cornelia Donow and Walter Knöchel

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 429-434

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052126ms

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Expression of FoxP2 during zebrafish development and in the adult brain

Rina Shah, Olga Medina-Martinez, Li-Fang Chu, Rodney C. Samaco and Milan Jamrich

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2006) 50: 435-438

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052065rs