
eBook - ePub
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5
Mammals
- 450 pages
- English
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About this book
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The book includes coverage of endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, behavior, and anatomy of reptilian reproduction. It provides a broad treatment of the roles of pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and gonadal hormones in all aspects of reproduction, as well as descriptions of major life history events. New to this edition is a concluding assessment of the effect of environmental influences on mammals.
Initial chapters in this book broadly examine sex determination, reproductive neuroendocrinology, stress, and hormonal regulation as it relates to male and female reproductive structure and function. Subsequent chapters introduce the evolution of viviparity and examine pregnancy in eutherian mammals, parturition, pheromones, and behavioral neuroendocrinology. Covered taxa include rodents, bats, and primates. The book concludes with an examination of the environmental influences on hormones and reproduction of mammals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals and climate change.
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in mammals, as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and a presentation of our understanding of reproductive events gained over the past decade. It may serve as a stand-alone reference for researchers and practitioners in the field of mammology or as one of five coordinated references aligned to provide topical treatment across vertebrate taxa for researchers, practitioners, and students focused on vertebrate endocrinology.
- Covers endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, behavior, and anatomy of mammalian reproduction
- Includes pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and gonadal hormones
- Focuses on rodents, bats, primates, ungulates, carnivores, and marine mammals
- Provides new coverage on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and climate change
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Yes, you can access Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5 by David O. Norris,Kristin H. Lopez in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Zoology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface to the series
- Preface to Volume 5: Mammals
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1 : Sexual differentiation of the mammalian brain
- Chapter 2 : Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropins in mammals
- Chapter 3 : Endocrine and paracrine regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis
- Chapter 4 : Endocrinology of the mammalian ovary
- Chapter 5 : Evolution of viviparity
- Chapter 6 : Hormones and pregnancy in eutherian mammals
- Chapter 7 : Hormones and the comparative physiology of parturition in mammals
- Chapter 8 : Hormones and lactation in mammals
- Chapter 9 : Stress and reproduction in mammals
- Chapter 10 : Neuroendocrinology of reproductive behavior
- Chapter 11 : Pheromones and reproduction in mammals
- Chapter 12 : Reproductive endocrinology of prototherians and metatherians
- Chapter 13 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in rodents
- Chapter 14 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in bats
- Chapter 15 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in primates
- Chapter 16 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in ungulates
- Chapter 17 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in marine mammals
- Chapter 18 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in carnivores
- Chapter 19 : Environmental influences on hormones and reproduction in mammals
- Species Index
- Subject Index
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