Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Gastrulation01:56

Gastrulation

68.1K
Gastrulation establishes the three primary tissues of an embryo: the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. This developmental process relies on a series of intricate cellular movements, which in humans transforms a flat, “bilaminar disc” composed of two cell sheets into a three-tiered structure. In the resulting embryo, the endoderm serves as the bottom layer, and stacked directly above it is the intermediate mesoderm, and then the uppermost ectoderm. Respectively, these tissue strata...
68.1K
Neurulation01:30

Neurulation

46.7K
Neurulation is the embryological process which forms the precursors of the central nervous system and occurs after gastrulation has established the three primary cell layers of the embryo: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. In humans, the majority of this system is formed via primary neurulation, in which the central portion of the ectoderm—originally appearing as a flat sheet of cells—folds upwards and inwards, sealing off to form a hollow neural tube. As development proceeds, the...
46.7K
Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathways01:41

Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathways

8.5K
Wnt is a zygotic effect gene that is expressed during very early embryonic development. It regulates various processes in animals starting from early development through the adult stage, such as organogenesis in the embryo and maintenance of neuronal and blood stem cells. Wnt proteins can induce a wide variety of intracellular pathways depending upon the specific abilities of different Wnt ligands to form a complex with shared and cognate receptors in the presence of different co-receptors. The...
8.5K
Cleavage and Blastulation01:33

Cleavage and Blastulation

50.8K
After a large-single-celled zygote is produced via fertilization, the process of cleavage occurs while zygotes travel through the uterine tube. Cleavage is a mitotic cell division that does not result in growth. With each round of successive cell division, daughter cells get increasingly smaller.
50.8K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Sexually differentiated flight responses of the Mexican bean beetle to larval and adult nutrition.

Oecologia·2017
Same author

Fluorescein-dextran sequestration in the reproductive tract of the migratory grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes (Orthoptera, Acridiidae).

Micron (Oxford, England : 1993)·2013
Same author

Discovery and characterization of Melanoplus sanguinipes AKH II by combined HPLC and mass spectrometry methods.

Journal of biomolecular techniques : JBT·2009
Same author

Comparison of radioimmunoassay and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for determination of juvenile hormone titers.

Insect biochemistry and molecular biology·2007
Same author

Patterns of variation among distinct alleles of the Flag silk gene from Nephila clavipes.

International journal of biological macromolecules·2006
Same author

JH III production, titers and degradation in relation to reproduction in male and female Anthonomus grandis.

Journal of insect physiology·2005

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 1, 2026

Ablation of a Single Cell From Eight-cell Embryos of the Amphipod Crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis
10:55

Ablation of a Single Cell From Eight-cell Embryos of the Amphipod Crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis

Published on: March 16, 2014

13.1K

DIFFERENT PATHWAYS IN ARTHROPOD POSTEMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT.

Linden E Higgins1,2, Mary Ann Rankin1

  • 1Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712.

Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution
|June 2, 2017
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Arthropod development shows specific patterns of canalization and plasticity, with only four of eight possible trait combinations observed in nature. These patterns influence the evolution of complex life cycles.

Keywords:
Arthropodscanalizationconstraintgrowthplasticitypostembryonic development

More Related Videos

Simultaneous Live Imaging of Multiple Insect Embryos in Sample Chamber-Based Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopes
08:29

Simultaneous Live Imaging of Multiple Insect Embryos in Sample Chamber-Based Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopes

Published on: September 9, 2020

3.6K
Light Sheet-based Fluorescence Microscopy of Living or Fixed and Stained Tribolium castaneum Embryos
10:15

Light Sheet-based Fluorescence Microscopy of Living or Fixed and Stained Tribolium castaneum Embryos

Published on: April 28, 2017

11.2K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Mar 1, 2026

Ablation of a Single Cell From Eight-cell Embryos of the Amphipod Crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis
10:55

Ablation of a Single Cell From Eight-cell Embryos of the Amphipod Crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis

Published on: March 16, 2014

13.1K
Simultaneous Live Imaging of Multiple Insect Embryos in Sample Chamber-Based Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopes
08:29

Simultaneous Live Imaging of Multiple Insect Embryos in Sample Chamber-Based Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopes

Published on: September 9, 2020

3.6K
Light Sheet-based Fluorescence Microscopy of Living or Fixed and Stained Tribolium castaneum Embryos
10:15

Light Sheet-based Fluorescence Microscopy of Living or Fixed and Stained Tribolium castaneum Embryos

Published on: April 28, 2017

11.2K

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Ecology

Background:

  • Arthropod development involves canalization (fixed traits) and plasticity (variable traits).
  • Species exhibit variation in which developmental parameters are canalized versus plastic.
  • Understanding these patterns is crucial for explaining diverse life cycles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model combinations of canalization and plasticity in arthropod larval development.
  • To investigate the ecological and evolutionary consequences of these developmental strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a predictive model for three larval developmental parameters.
  • Analyzed existing data on insect and spider postembryonic development.
  • Identified observed combinations of canalized and plastic traits in nature.

Main Results:

  • The model predicts eight possible combinations of canalized and plastic larval developmental parameters.
  • Only four of these eight combinations have been observed in natural populations of arthropods.
  • The specific traits that are canalized significantly impact evolutionary outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The observed distribution of developmental strategies is non-random.
  • The interplay between canalization, plasticity, and genetic variation shapes arthropod life cycles.
  • These findings have implications for understanding adaptation and diversification in arthropods.