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Author:   Barrie G M Jamieson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Science Publishers,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.179kg
ISBN:  

9781578085811

ISBN 10:   1578085810
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   08 January 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Series-Barrie G. M. Jamieson Preface to this Volume-Barrie G. M. Jamieson Testes, Sperm, and Sperm Competition Robert Montgomerie and John L. Fitzpatrick Endocrinology of Reproduction Falk Schneider and Ralf Poehland Pheromones and Reproduction Norman E Stacey Copulatory Structures: Taxonomic Overview and the Potential for Sexual Selection Jonathan P. Evans and Amy D. Meisner Sexual Selection: Signaling and Courtship Kenji Karino Adaptation and Evolution of Reproductive Mode in Copulating Cottoid Species Takuzo Abe and Hiroyuki Munehara Fertilization Kenji Murata Sex Determination Masaru Matsuda and Mitsuru Sakaizumi Parental Care Niclas Kolm Reproduction in Relation to Conservation and Exploitation of Marine Fishes Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri Live Preservation of Fish Gametes J. -C. Gwo, B. G. M. Jamieson and L. K. -P Leung Embryogenesis and Development Shicui Zhang, Haimanti Bhattacharya and Hongyan Li Molecular Genetics of Development Ben Tucker and Robert I. Richards Index Color Plate Section

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The book, part of the series Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny, is organized into 13 chapters, each written by respective experts. The chapters reflect a range of biological perspectives, including development, endocrinology, conservation, aquaculture, and ecology, and the different points of view create an overall appreciation for the utility of these animals in science and society. ... This volume will be most useful to evolutionary ecologists, as it collects together excellent chapters on parental care, sexual selection, and sperm competition that both review and synthesize the literature.This evolutionary ecology focus is complemented by a deeper understanding of the physiological aspects of reproduction from several other chapters. -Judith E. Mank, University of Oxford, in The Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 85, Number 2

The book, part of the series Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny, is organized into 13 chapters, each written by respective experts. The chapters reflect a range of biological perspectives, including development, endocrinology, conservation, aquaculture, and ecology, and the different points of view create an overall appreciation for the utility of these animals in science and society. ! This volume will be most useful to evolutionary ecologists, as it collects together excellent chapters on parental care, sexual selection, and sperm competition that both review and synthesize the literature.This evolutionary ecology focus is complemented by a deeper understanding of the physiological aspects of reproduction from several other chapters. --Judith E. Mank, University of Oxford, in The Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 85, Number 2

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