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Author:   Scott S. Pitnick (Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Syracuse University, NY, USA) ,  Dave J. Hosken (Dean of Strategic Development and Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK) ,  Tim R. Birkhead (University of Sheffield, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9780123725684

ISBN 10:   0123725682
Pages:   674
Publication Date:   04 December 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780323855242
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective 1. Three Centuries of Sperm Research 2. The Evolutionary Origin and Maintenance of Sperm: Selection for a Small, Motile Gamete Mating Type 3. Sperm Morphological Diversity 4. The Evolution of Spermatogenesis 5. Sperm Motility and Energetics 6. Sperm Competition and Sperm Phenotype 7. Ejaculate-Female and Sperm-Female Interactions 8. The Evolutionary Significance of Variation in Sperm-Egg Interactions 9. Sperm and Speciation 10. Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics of Sperm 11. Sperm Proteomics and Genomics 12. Drive and Sperm: The Evolution and Genetics of Male Meiotic Drive 13. Unusual Gametic and Genetic Systems 14. Sperm and Conservation 15. Sperm, Human Fertility and Society

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Scott Pitnick is a Professor of Biology at Syracuse University in the Center for Reproductive Evolution and Department of Biology. He received his Ph.D. in Zoology from Arizona State University. Since 2014, he has held the endowed Weeden Professorship in Biology. His other current appointments include acting member of the Biology of Spermatozoa Conference Steering Committee, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, International Workshop on Gamete Evolution and Speciation, and the Animal Behavior Society. David Hosken is the Dean of Strategic Development and Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter, Cornwall. He received his Ph.D. in Zoology from The University of Western Australia, specializing in sperm competition in bats. He is a member of numerous professional organizations such as the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, The Genetics Society, the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. His areas of expertise are evolutionary biology, statistical genetics, inbreeding, sexual selection, behavioral ecology, and animal behavior.

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