Volvox: A Search for the Molecular and Genetic Origins of Multicellularity and Cellular Differentiation

Prologue 1. Introduction 2. The volvocales: many cellular innovations 3. Ecological factors fostering the evolution of Volvox 4. Cytological features fostering the evolution of Volvox 5. Volvox V. Carteri: a Rosetta stone for deciphering the origins of cytodifferentiation 6. Mutational analysis of the V. Carteri development program 7. Molecular analysis of V. Carteri genes and development Epilogue References.