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almafu_9959327516402883
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1 online resource
ISBN:
9781118891384
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1118891384
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9781118891391
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1118891392
Content:
Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of vertebrates. Teleosts display remarkable variation in their modes of reproduction, and this volume is intended to provide a framework for understanding the remarkable reproductive diversity of this group. It describes their reproductive biology using, wherever possible, phylogenetic analyses and life-history theory as a means to interpret the information. The book addresses the genetic, physiological, behavioural, ecological, evolutionary and applied aspects of teleost reproduction in a comparative framework that emphasises the adaptive basis of reproductive diversity. Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes provides a comprehensive synthesis of fish reproduction that will be of great interest to life scientists, particularly ecologists, evolutionary biologists, physiologists and advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and research workers requiring a comprehensive overview of fish reproduction. The book is suitable for courses in fish biology and ecology, reproductive physiology and reproductive genetics. It also addresses applied questions and will be of value for courses on fisheries science and aquaculture. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological sciences, fisheries science and aquaculture are studied and taught should have several copies of this important book on their shelves.
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Robert John Wootton (1942-2014); Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Chapter 1: Introduction; Introduction; Reproductive modes of the teleosts; Reproductive diversity in teleosts: an explanatory framework; Aims of the volume; Chapter 2: Sex determination; Introduction; Genotypic sex determination; Environmental sex determination; Evolution of sex-determining mechanisms; Chapter 3: Sex differentiation; Introduction; Embryology of the gonads; Genetic control of early gonadal differentiation; Synthesis.
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Chapter 4: GametogenesisIntroduction; Structure of ovaries; Oogenesis; Fertilisation; Genetic control of oogenesis; Dynamics of oocyte development; Spawning dynamics and fecundity; Structure of the testes; Types of spermatozoa; Genetic control of spermatogenesis; Dynamics of spermatogenesis; Quantitative analysis of sperm production; Chapter 5: Endocrinology of reproduction; Introduction; Brain-pituitary-gonad reproductive axis in vertebrates; Levels of analysis; Gonadal steroids; Endocrine control of oogenesis; Endocrine control of oogenesis in species with batch spawning.
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Endocrine control of spermatogenesisThe pituitary and the gonadotrophins; Hypothalamic control of the pituitary; Distribution of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone neurons in the brain; Feedback control in the brain-pituitary-gonad reproductive axis; A provisional model for the control of the developmental dynamics of ovaries and testes; Puberty in teleosts; Interactions between growth and reproductive axes; Endocrines, behaviour and secondary sexual characteristics; Endocrine-disrupting chemicals; Conclusions; Chapter 6: Environmental control of reproduction; Introduction.
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Seasonal patterns of reproductionLunar-related reproductive cycles; Diel reproductive cycles; Multiple environmental cycles; Endogenous cycles and reproductive activity; Proximate factors; Stress and reproduction; Neuroendocrine mechanisms mediating environmental effects; Food as a proximate factor; Conclusions; Chapter 7: Migration, territoriality and spawning site selection; Introduction; Migration; Territoriality; Spawning site selection; Conclusions; Chapter 8: Mating systems and sexual selection; Introduction; Classification of mating systems; Sexual selection and theories of mate choice.
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Direct intersexual selectionIndirect intersexual selection; Arbitrary mate choice; Male mate choice and female ornaments; Mutual mate choice and the 'double process' of sexual selection; Mate choice copying; Intrasexual selection; The interaction of intra- and intersexual selection; The strength of sexual selection and the operational sex ratio; Courtship; Sexual signals and reproductive isolation; Fertilisation; Sperm competition; External fertilisation; Internal fertilisation; Quasi-internal fertilisation; Male mating polymorphisms; Female mating polymorphisms; Sexual conflict.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Wootton, R.J. (Robert J.). Reproductive biology of teleost fishes. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015
Language:
English
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118891360
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118891360
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118891360
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