Overview

This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and our understanding of reproductive events. Whereas each chapter and each volume is intended to stand alone as a review of that topic or vertebrate group, respectively, the volumes are prepared so as to provide a thorough topical treatment across the vertebrates. Terminology has been standardized across the volumes to reduce confusion where multiple names exist in the literature, and a comprehensive glossary of these terms and their alternative names is provided.

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Author:   David O. Norris (Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, USA) ,  Kristin H. Lopez (University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.450kg
ISBN:  

9780123749307

ISBN 10:   0123749301
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   11 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780443160226
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Sex Determination in Reptiles Daniel A. Warner 2. Neuroendocrinology of Reptilian Reproductive Behavior Michele A. Johnson and Juli Wade 3. Hormonal Regulation of Testicular Functions in Reptiles Sunil Kumar, Brototi Roy, and Umesh Rai 4. Hormonal Regulation of Ovarian Function in Reptiles Susan M. Jones 5. Hormones and the Sex Ducts and Sex Accessory Structures of Reptiles Daniel H. Gist 6. Pheromones and Reproduction in Reptiles José Martín and Pilar López 7. Stress and Reproduction in Reptiles Richard R. Tokarz and Cliff H. Summers 8. Hormones and Behavior of Reptiles Barry Sinervo and Donald B. Miles 9. Viviparity in Reptiles: Evolution and Reproductive Endocrinology Lori C. Albergotti and Louis J. Guillette Jr. 10. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Turtles Gaëlle Blanvillain, David Wm. Owens, and Gerald Kuchling 11. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Crocodilians Matthew R. Milnes 12. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Lizards Matthew B. Lovern 13. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Snakes Emily N. Taylor and Dale F. DeNardo 14. Actions of Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants in Reptiles Ashley S. P. Boggs, Nicole L. Botteri, Heather J. Hamlin and Louis J. Guillette Jr.

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Dr. David O. Norris has done research in environmental endocrinology and neuroendocrinology for more than 50 years, investigating the role of natural and anthropogenic environmental factors on thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive endocrinology in regards to development, sexual maturation, seasonal reproduction, and aging. Most of his research has involved fishes and amphibians. Dr. Norris was honored with the Robert L. Stearns Award for outstanding teaching, research and service at the University of Colorado. He is now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Physiology at Boulder Colorado. Kristin H. Lopez teaches human reproductive biology through the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. With a background in comparative reproduction and endocrinology, she is an editor of the fi ve-volume work Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates (Academic Press, 2011). Her ongoing work with Colorado Diversity Initiative promotes increased access to higher education of underrepresented students in STEM.

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