Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 4: Birds is the fourth 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 birds.
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 examine hormones and reproduction of specific behaviors, including courtship, mating, parental care, and migration. The book concludes with an examination of endocrine disruption of reproduction in birds.
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 4: Birds is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in birds, 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 ornithology 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 4 - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. ii 4. Copyright Page - p. ix 5. Dedication - p. x 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface to the series - p. xiii 8. Preface to Volume 4: Amphibians - p. xv 9. Chapter 1 Sex determination and differentiation in birds - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Neuroendocrine control of reproduction in birds - p. 36 11. Chapter 3 Avian testicular structure, function, and regulation - p. 67 12. Chapter 4 Organization and functional dynamics of the avian ovary - p. 107 13. Chapter 5 Glucocorticoids, environmental challenges, and reproduction in birds - p. 138 14. Chapter 6 Hormonal regulation of avian courtship and mating behaviors - p. 174 15. Chapter 7 Hormones and regulation of parental behavior in birds - p. 207 16. Chapter 8 Hormones in migration and breeding cycles of birds - p. 241 17. Chapter 9 Environmental influences on hormones and reproduction in birds - p. 262 18. Species Index - p. 301 19. Subject Index - p. 303
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 4: Birds is the fourth 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 birds.
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 examine hormones and reproduction of specific behaviors, including courtship, mating, parental care, and migration. The book concludes with an examination of endocrine disruption of reproduction in birds.
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 4: Birds is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in birds, 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 ornithology 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 4 - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. ii 4. Copyright Page - p. ix 5. Dedication - p. x 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface to the series - p. xiii 8. Preface to Volume 4: Amphibians - p. xv 9. Chapter 1 Sex determination and differentiation in birds - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Neuroendocrine control of reproduction in birds - p. 36 11. Chapter 3 Avian testicular structure, function, and regulation - p. 67 12. Chapter 4 Organization and functional dynamics of the avian ovary - p. 107 13. Chapter 5 Glucocorticoids, environmental challenges, and reproduction in birds - p. 138 14. Chapter 6 Hormonal regulation of avian courtship and mating behaviors - p. 174 15. Chapter 7 Hormones and regulation of parental behavior in birds - p. 207 16. Chapter 8 Hormones in migration and breeding cycles of birds - p. 241 17. Chapter 9 Environmental influences on hormones and reproduction in birds - p. 262 18. Species Index - p. 301 19. Subject Index - p. 303
