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Reproductive biology and phylogeny of lizards and tuatara /
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Lizards and Tuatara is a remarkable compendium of chapters written by the world's leading experts from over four continents. The book begins with a chapter recounting historical discoveries in reproductive biology and a review of phylogenetics and up-to-dat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
©2015.
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| Colección: | Reproductive biology and phylogeny.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Preface to the Series; Preface to this Volume; Contents; Chapter 1: Lizard Reproduction: A History of Discovery; Chapter 2: The Phylogeny of Lizard Families; Chapter 3: Pheromones and Chemical Communication in Lizards; Chapter 4: Sexual Selection and Sexual Dimorphism; Chapter 5: Cues for Reproduction in Squamate Reptiles; Chapter 6: Female Reproductive Anatomy: Cloaca, Oviduct and Sperm Storage; Chapter 7: Discovery of Parthenogenesis in Lizards; Chapter 8: Oogenesis and the Ovarian Cycle.
- Chapter 9: Male Reproductive Anatomy: The Gonadoducts, Sexual Segment of the Kidney, and CloacaChapter 10: Male Reproductive Cycles in Lizards; Chapter 11: The Architecture of the Testis, Spermatogenesis, and Mature Spermatozoa; Chapter 12: The Evolutionary Ecology of Reproductive Investment in Lizards; Chapter 13: Viviparity and Placentation in Lizards; Chapter 14: The Evolution of Polyandry and Patterns of Multiple Paternity in Lizards; Chapter 15: The Evolutionary Ecology of Parental Care in Lizards.
- Chapter 16: Reproductive Anatomy and Cycles of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), an Intriguing Non-squamate LepidosaurChapter 17: The Ultrastructure of Spermatogenesis and Spermatozoa of the Tuatara Sphenodon punctatus (Sphenodontida, Amniota); About the Editors; Color Plate Section.