Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth 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 mammals.
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 introduce the evolution of viviparity and examine pregnancy in eutherian mammals, parturition, pheromones, and behavioral neuroendocrinology. Covered taxa include rodents, bats, and primates. The book concludes with an examination of the environmental influences on hormones and reproduction of mammals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals and climate change.
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in mammals, 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 mammology 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 5 - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Dedication - p. Page vi 7. Contributors - p. Page vi 8. Preface to the series - p. Page vii 9. Preface to Volume 5: Mammals - p. Page ix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 11. List of Tables - p. Page xi 12. Chapter 1 : Sexual differentiation of the mammalian brain - p. Page xi 13. Chapter 2 : Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropins in mammals - p. Page 17 14. Chapter 3 : Endocrine and paracrine regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis - p. Page 35 15. Chapter 4 : Endocrinology of the mammalian ovary - p. Page 49 16. Chapter 5 : Evolution of viviparity - p. Page 65 17. Chapter 6 : Hormones and pregnancy in eutherian mammals - p. Page 84 18. Chapter 7 : Hormones and the comparative physiology of parturition in mammals - p. Page 104 19. Chapter 8 : Hormones and lactation in mammals - p. Page 130 20. Chapter 9 : Stress and reproduction in mammals - p. Page 160 21. Chapter 10 : Neuroendocrinology of reproductive behavior - p. Page 192 22. Chapter 11 : Pheromones and reproduction in mammals - p. Page 213 23. Chapter 12 : Reproductive endocrinology of prototherians and metatherians - p. Page 235 24. Chapter 13 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in rodents - p. Page 255 25. Chapter 14 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in bats - p. Page 280 26. Chapter 15 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in primates - p. Page 316 27. Chapter 16 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in ungulates - p. Page 356 28. Chapter 17 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in marine mammals - p. Page 372 29. Chapter 18 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in carnivores - p. Page 399 30. Chapter 19 : Environmental influences on hormones and reproduction in mammals - p. Page 440 31. Species Index - p. Page 472 32. Subject Index - p. Page 492
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth 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 mammals.
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 introduce the evolution of viviparity and examine pregnancy in eutherian mammals, parturition, pheromones, and behavioral neuroendocrinology. Covered taxa include rodents, bats, and primates. The book concludes with an examination of the environmental influences on hormones and reproduction of mammals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals and climate change.
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in mammals, 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 mammology 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 5 - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Dedication - p. Page vi 7. Contributors - p. Page vi 8. Preface to the series - p. Page vii 9. Preface to Volume 5: Mammals - p. Page ix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 11. List of Tables - p. Page xi 12. Chapter 1 : Sexual differentiation of the mammalian brain - p. Page xi 13. Chapter 2 : Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropins in mammals - p. Page 17 14. Chapter 3 : Endocrine and paracrine regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis - p. Page 35 15. Chapter 4 : Endocrinology of the mammalian ovary - p. Page 49 16. Chapter 5 : Evolution of viviparity - p. Page 65 17. Chapter 6 : Hormones and pregnancy in eutherian mammals - p. Page 84 18. Chapter 7 : Hormones and the comparative physiology of parturition in mammals - p. Page 104 19. Chapter 8 : Hormones and lactation in mammals - p. Page 130 20. Chapter 9 : Stress and reproduction in mammals - p. Page 160 21. Chapter 10 : Neuroendocrinology of reproductive behavior - p. Page 192 22. Chapter 11 : Pheromones and reproduction in mammals - p. Page 213 23. Chapter 12 : Reproductive endocrinology of prototherians and metatherians - p. Page 235 24. Chapter 13 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in rodents - p. Page 255 25. Chapter 14 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in bats - p. Page 280 26. Chapter 15 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in primates - p. Page 316 27. Chapter 16 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in ungulates - p. Page 356 28. Chapter 17 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in marine mammals - p. Page 372 29. Chapter 18 : Hormones and reproductive cycles in carnivores - p. Page 399 30. Chapter 19 : Environmental influences on hormones and reproduction in mammals - p. Page 440 31. Species Index - p. Page 472 32. Subject Index - p. Page 492
