An Introduction to Muscle Development in Drosophila -- The Muscle Pattern of Drosophila -- Mesoderm Formation in the Drosophila Embryo -- Development of the Cardiac Musculature -- Development of the Somatic Gonad and Fat Bodies -- Development of the Larval Visceral Musculature -- Development of the Larval Somatic Musculature -- Muscle Morphogenesis -- Muscle Attachment Sites -- Neuromuscular Development -- Metamorphosis and the Formation of the Adult Musculature -- Molecular Basis of Muscle Structure -- Whole Genome Approaches to Studying Drosophila Muscle Development -- Comparison of Muscle Development in Drosophila and Vertebrates.

The different aspects of muscle development are considered from cellular, molecular and genetic viewpoints, and the text is supported by black/white and color illustrations. The book will appeal to those studying muscle development and muscle biology in any organism.