Works, Volume 1

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Author

Balfour, Francis M. (Francis Maitland), 1851-1882

Title

The works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 (of 4) : Separate memoirs

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Produced by Bryan Ness, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Embryology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

41357

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41357

Release Date

November 12, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE WORKS — FRANCIS MAITLAND BALFOUR. — THE WORKS — FRANCIS MAITLAND BALFOUR.
2. 2.M. FOSTER, F.R.S.,
3. 3.ADAM SEDGWICK, M.A., — PREFACE. — I. On some Points in the Geology of the East Lothian Coast [3] . — II. The Development and Growth of the Layers of the Blastoderm [6] . — III. On the Disappearance of the Primitive Groove in the Embryo Chick [7] . — IV. The Development of the Blood-vessels of the Chick [9] . — V. A Preliminary Account of the Development of the Elasmobranch Fishes [10] . — VI. A Comparison of the Early Stages in the Development of Vertebrates [19] . — VII. On the Origin and History of the Urinogenital Organs of Vertebrates [26] . — VIII. On the Development of the Spinal Nerves in Elasmobranch Fishes [47] . — IX. On the Spinal Nerves of Amphioxus [61] . — X. — A MONOGRAPH — ON THE — DEVELOPMENT OF ELASMOBRANCH FISHES. — PREFACE. — CHAPTER I. — The Ripe Ovarian Ovum. — CHAPTER II. — The Segmentation. — CHAPTER III. — Formation of the Layers. — CHAPTER IV. — The General Features of the Elasmobranch Embryo at Successive Stages. — CHAPTER V. — Stages B to G . — CHAPTER VI. — Development of the Trunk during Stages G to K. — CHAPTER VII. — General Development of the Trunk from Stage H to the Close of Embryonic Life. — CHAPTER VIII. — Development of the Spinal Nerves and of the Sympathetic Nervous System. — CHAPTER IX. — The Development of the Organs in the Head. — CHAPTER X. — The Alimentary Canal. — CHAPTER XI. — The Vascular System and Vascular Glands. — CHAPTER XII. — The Organs of Excretion. — XI. On the Phenomena accompanying the Maturation and Impregnation of the Ovum [362] . — XII. On the Structure and Development of the Vertebrate Ovary [370] . — XIII. On the Existence of a Head-Kidney in the Embryo Chick, and on Certain Points in the Development of the Müllerian Duct [424] . By F. M. Balfour and A. Sedgwick. — XIV. On the Early Development of the Lacertilia, together with some Observations on the Nature and Relations of the Primitive Streak [446] . — XV. On Certain Points in the Anatomy of Peripatus Capensis [458] . — XVI. On the Morphology and Systematic Position of the Spongida [465] . — XVII. Notes on the Development of the Araneina [471] . — XVIII. On the Spinal Nerves of Amphioxus [475] . — XIX. Address to the Department of Anatomy and Physiology of ohe British Association, 1880. — XX. On the Development of the Skeleton of the Paired Fins of Elasmobranchii, considered in Relation to its Bearings on the Nature of the Limbs of the Vertebrata [479] . — XXI. On the Evolution of the Placenta, and on the possibility of employing the characters of the Placenta in the Classification of the Mammalia [497] . — XXII. On the Structure and Development of Lepidosteus [498] . By F. M. Balfour and W. N. Parker . — Introduction. — General Development. — Brain. — Sense Organs. — Suctorial Disc. — Muscular System. — Skeleton. — Excretory and Generative Organs. — The Alimentary Canal and its Appendages. — The Gill on the Hyoid Arch. — Systematic Position of Lepidosteus. — LIST OF MEMOIRS ON THE ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEPIDOSTEUS. — List of Reference Letters. — XXIII. On the Nature of the Organ in Adult Teleosteans And Ganoids, which is usually regarded as the Head-kidney or Pronephros [555] . — XXIV.— A Renewed Study of the Germinal Layers of the Chick. By F. M. Balfour and F. Deighton [559] . — XXV. The Anatomy and Development of Peripatus Capensis [565] . — Introduction. — PART I. — Description of the Species. — PART II. — Alimentary Canal. — Nervous System. — The Skin. — The Tracheal System. — The Muscular System. — The Body-Cavity and Vascular System. — Segmental Organs. — Generative Organs. — Notes on additional Glandular Bodies in the Legs [Crural Glands]. — PART III. — The Development of Peripatus capensis.

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