Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3: Reptiles is the third 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 reptiles.
Initial chapters in this book broadly examine sex determination, reproductive neuroendocrinology, stress, and hormonal regulation as it relates to testicular and ovarian function. Subsequent chapters examine hormones and reproduction of specific taxa, including turtles, crocodilians, lizards, and snakes. The book concludes with an examination of endocrine disruption of reproduction in reptiles.
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3: Reptiles is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in reptiles, 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 herpetology or as one of five coordinated references aligned to provide topical treatment across vertebrate taxa for researchers, practitioners, and students focused on vertebrate endocrinology.
1. Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3 - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xiii 8. Preface to the series - p. xv 9. Preface to Volume 3: Reptiles - p. xvii 10. Chapter 1 Sex determination and differentiation in reptiles - p. 1 11. Chapter 2 Neuroendocrinology of reptilian reproductive behavior - p. 35 12. Chapter 3 Hormonal regulation of testicular functions in reptiles☆ - p. 63 13. Chapter 4 Hormonal regulation of ovarian function in reptiles - p. 89 14. Chapter 5 Hormones and the sex ducts and sex accessory structures of reptiles - p. 115 15. Chapter 6 Pheromones and reproduction in reptiles - p. 135 16. Chapter 7 Stress and reproduction in reptiles - p. 165 17. Chapter 8 Hormones and behavior of reptiles - p. 205 18. Chapter 9 Hormones and reproductive cycles in turtles - p. 241 19. Chapter 10 Hormones and reproductive cycles in crocodilians - p. 271 20. Chapter 11 Hormones and reproductive cycles in lizards - p. 289 21. Chapter 12 Hormones and reproductive cycles in snakes - p. 317 22. Chapter 13 Environmental influences on hormones and reproduction in reptiles - p. 341 23. Species Index - p. 367 24. Subject Index - p. 373
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3: Reptiles is the third 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 reptiles.
Initial chapters in this book broadly examine sex determination, reproductive neuroendocrinology, stress, and hormonal regulation as it relates to testicular and ovarian function. Subsequent chapters examine hormones and reproduction of specific taxa, including turtles, crocodilians, lizards, and snakes. The book concludes with an examination of endocrine disruption of reproduction in reptiles.
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3: Reptiles is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in reptiles, 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 herpetology or as one of five coordinated references aligned to provide topical treatment across vertebrate taxa for researchers, practitioners, and students focused on vertebrate endocrinology.
1. Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3 - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xiii 8. Preface to the series - p. xv 9. Preface to Volume 3: Reptiles - p. xvii 10. Chapter 1 Sex determination and differentiation in reptiles - p. 1 11. Chapter 2 Neuroendocrinology of reptilian reproductive behavior - p. 35 12. Chapter 3 Hormonal regulation of testicular functions in reptiles☆ - p. 63 13. Chapter 4 Hormonal regulation of ovarian function in reptiles - p. 89 14. Chapter 5 Hormones and the sex ducts and sex accessory structures of reptiles - p. 115 15. Chapter 6 Pheromones and reproduction in reptiles - p. 135 16. Chapter 7 Stress and reproduction in reptiles - p. 165 17. Chapter 8 Hormones and behavior of reptiles - p. 205 18. Chapter 9 Hormones and reproductive cycles in turtles - p. 241 19. Chapter 10 Hormones and reproductive cycles in crocodilians - p. 271 20. Chapter 11 Hormones and reproductive cycles in lizards - p. 289 21. Chapter 12 Hormones and reproductive cycles in snakes - p. 317 22. Chapter 13 Environmental influences on hormones and reproduction in reptiles - p. 341 23. Species Index - p. 367 24. Subject Index - p. 373
