Wolpert: Principles of Development 3e 
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Chapter 14
Evolution and Development
Embryonic structures have acquired new functions during evolution.
http://www.neoucom.edu/DLDD/
The Digital Library of Dolphin Development, created by anatomist Hans Thewissen of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown and colleagues explores the anatomy and embryology of the Spotted Dolphin, providing interesting insights into this animal’s evolution to an aquatic environment.
How have these organisms successfully transitioned from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment by altering embryonic features?
Would you find remnants of gills in this air breathing mammal?
What evidence can you find that demonstrates dolphin embryos have hindlimbs?
http://www.neuro.uoregon.edu/ionmain/htdocs/faculty/kimmel.html
The laboratory of Charles Kimmel at the University of Oregon studies the evolution of facial bone morphology in the fish. Visit the “ Evo devo of facial bone morphology” portion of the site to view how the ancestral (oceanic) fish differ from their freshwater counterparts.
http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/collections/hdac/index.htm
The Human Developmental Anatomy Center contains a variety of resources for comparing the embryology of a variety of species. Click on “Comparative” and follow links to the interactive phylogenic tree where you can click and view images of embryos from llamas to hippos to humans.
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