Future directions of research on the developmental biology of fishes

The authors rather than summarize individual papers, emphasize the major themes of the symposium and then comment on shared perceptions about the current status and future directions of research in fish development. One can make a good argument that more long-range benefits would result from increas...

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Published in:American zoologist 1981-01, Vol.21 (2), p.597-604
Main Authors: WOURMS, JOHN P., WHITT, GREGORY S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic conferences
Biology
Developmental biology
Developmental Biology of Fishes
Eggs
Embryos
Evolutionary genetics
Fish
Freshwater
Marine
Molecular genetics
Pisces
Species
Vertebrates
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Summary:The authors rather than summarize individual papers, emphasize the major themes of the symposium and then comment on shared perceptions about the current status and future directions of research in fish development. One can make a good argument that more long-range benefits would result from increased support of in breath and in depth research in fishes than almost any other group of vertebrates. This is particularly applicable to the rapidly burgeoning area of aquaculture. In addition, since some fish embryos have a high potential for being employed as sensitive indicators of aquatic pollution, perhaps additional funds for analyzing fish development could also come from sources other than those traditionally involved in the support of developmental, genetic, and physiological research. An infusion of the new molecular, cellular, and genetic technologies into the field is also needed.
ISSN:0003-1569
1540-7063
2162-4445
1557-7023
DOI:10.1093/icb/21.2.597