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1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 448 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511585739
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This book reviews comprehensively incubation effects on embryonic development in birds and reptiles and presents the first ever synthesis of data from these two vertebrate classes. The book is in three parts. The first deals with the structure, shape and function of eggs. The second examines the effects of the four main parameters on the process of incubation: temperature, water relations, respiratory gas exchange, and turning. The third section deals with early embryonic development and the methods used to investigate and manipulate the embryo. Further chapters deal with aestivation, megapodes and oviparity. International experts in each field have contributed to this extensively referenced volume and it will be of great interest not only to research biologists, but also to bird and reptile breeders, whether in commercial organisations or in zoos
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Maternal diet, maternal proteins and egg quality
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Comparative composition and utilisation of yolk lipid by embryonic birds and reptiles
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Oviductal proteins and their influence on embryonic development in birds and reptiles
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Fluxes during embryogenesis
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Eggshell structure and formation in eggs of oviparous reptiles
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Shell structure and formation in avian eggs
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Physical characteristics of reptilian eggs and a comparison with avian eggs
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Egg shape in birds
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The thermal energetics of incubated bird eggs
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Physiological effects of incubation temperature on embryonic development in reptiles and birds
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Cold torpor, diapause, delayed hatching and aestivation in reptiles and birds
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Physical factors affecting the water exchange of buried reptile eggs
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The physiological and ecological importance of water to embryos of oviparous reptiles
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Roles of water in avian eggs
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Water economy and solute regulation of reptilian and avian embryos
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The avian eggshell as a mediating barrier : respiratory gas fluxes and pressures during development
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Gas exchange across reptilian eggshells
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Metabolism and energetics of reptilian and avian embryos
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Reasons for the dichotomy in egg turning in birds and reptiles
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A comparison of reptilian eggs with those of megapode birds
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Why birds lay eggs
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Influences of incubation requirements on the evolution of viviparity
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Overview of early stages of avian and reptilian development
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Ions and ion regulating mechanisms in the developing fowl embryo
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Electrochemical processes during embryonic development
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Methods for shell-less and semi-shell-less culture of avian and reptilian embryos
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Experimental studies on cultured, shell-less fowl embryos : calcium transport, skeletal development and cardio-vascular functions
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780521390712
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780521612036
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version ISBN 9780521390712
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511585739
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