Reproductive Sciences in Animal Conservation : Progress and Prospects - Holt, William V.; Brown, Janine L.; Comizzoli, Pierre; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
Introduction: Reproductive science as an essential component of conservation biology -- "Mayday Mayday Mayday", the millennium ark is sinking! -- Climate change, extinction risks, and reproduction of terrestrial vertebrates -- Impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals on reproduction in wildlife -- The role of genomics in conservation and reproductive sciences -- The epigenetic basis of adaptation and responses to environmental change: perspective on human reproduction -- The Black-footed Ferret: On the Brink of Recovery? -- Comparative reproductive biology of elephants -- The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): A case study in the development of reproductive technology in a marsupial -- Reproduction and Advances in Reproductive Studies in Carnivores -- Methods to examine reproductive biology in free-ranging, fully-marine mammals -- Amphibian declines in the 21st century: Why we need assisted reproductive technologies -- The reality, use and potential for cryopreservation of coral reefs -- Recent advances and prospects in germplasm preservation of rare and endangered species -- Sperm DNA fragmentation and its role in wildlife conservation -- Somatic Cells, Stem Cells, and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: How do they now contribute to conservation? -- Biosafety in embryos and semen cryopreservation, storage, management and transport -- Fertility Control in wildlife: review of current status, including novel and future technologies -- Cloning the mammoth: a complicated task or just a dream? -- Conclusions: environmental change, wildlife conservation and reproduction.
Keywords: Wildlife; Fish; Reproductive medicine; Molecular biology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Reproductive Medicine; Molecular Medicine