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Together with Heinz Christian Pander and based on the work by Caspar Friedrich Wolff, he described the germ layer theory of development ( ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) as a principle in a variety of species, laying the foundation for comparative embryology in the book Über Entwickelungsgeschichte der Thiere (1828).
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Apr 15, 2014 · Von Baer's laws of embryology provided a framework to research the relationships and patterns between the development of different classes of organisms, and the patterns between this development and the diversification of species on Earth (phylogeny).
Oct 31, 2007 · Drawing a number of conclusions from his work on developing embryos, von Baer emphasized that development is epigenetic, proceeding from homogeneous to heterogeneous matter, which he felt made preformationist ideas no longer plausible. He encapsulated his thinking into four statements that are now known as “von Baer’s Laws.”
ABSTRACT The research program of Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-1876) intended to enhance the com - parative approach of animal classification by demonstrating vertebrate affinities (homology). Baer visualized his ideas on development and evolution with an unpublished figure of a branching tree.
Dec 1, 2013 · In 1828, Karl Ernst von Baer formulated a series of empirically defined rules, which became widely known as the ‘Law of Development’ or ‘von Baer's law of embryology’. This was one the most significant attempts to define the principles that connected morphological complexity and embryonic development.
Karl Ernst von Baer was a Prussian-Estonian embryologist who discovered the mammalian ovum and the notochord and established the new science of comparative embryology alongside comparative anatomy. He was also a pioneer in geography, ethnology, and physical anthropology.
