Covers all areas of ascidian biology, including development, evolution, biologically active substances, heavy metal accumulation, asexual reproduction, host-defence mechanisms, allorecognition mechanisms, comparative immunology, neuroscience, taxonomy, ecology, genome science, and food science.
1. Fertilization and Egg Activation.-2. Reproductive Biology and Neuroscience.-3. Development, Differentiation, and Evolution.-4. Taxonomy and Ecology.-5. Colonial Ascidians.-6. Biologically Active Substances.-7. Heavy Metals.-8. Host Defense Mechanisms.-9. Food Science.