Vertebrate Reproduction A Textbook - Blüm, Volker; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1986)
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Types of Reproduction -- 1.2 Asexual Reproduction -- 1.3 Sexual Reproduction -- 2 Comparative Anatomy of the Urogenital System -- 2.1 The Gonads of Vertebrates -- 2.2 Development of the Gonads -- 2.3 Structure and Development of the Kidneys: the Uro-genital Connection -- 2.4 Organisation of the Male Urogenital System -- 2.5 Organisation of the Female Urogenital System -- 2.6 Copulatory Organs -- 2.7 External Genitalia of Females -- 3 The Formation of Gametes -- 3.1 Sexual Maturity -- 3.2 Production of Gametes -- 4 Fertilisation and Early Development -- 4.1 Mechanisms of Bringing the Gametes Together -- 4.2 Fertilisation -- 4.3 Cleavage Types and the Formation of Germ Layers -- 4.4 The Early Development of Acrania and Vertebrates -- 5 The Regulation of Reproduction -- 5.1 Characteristics of the Integrative Systems -- 5.2 Types of Hormone and Their Sites of Production -- 5.3 Molecular Mechanisms of Hormone Action -- 5.4 The Neuroendocrine Reflex Arc: Interconnections Between the Two Systems -- 5.5 The Release of Hormones into the Blood -- 5.6 Hormone Systems Involved in Reproduction -- 5.7 The Morphology of Endocrine Systems Involved in Reproduction -- 5.8 Chemistry and Physiology of Hormones that Regulate Reproduction -- 5.9 Hormonal Regulation of the Testes -- 5.10 Hormonal Regulation of the Ovaries -- 5.11 Hormonal Regulation of the Female Genital System of Mammals -- 5.12 The Role of the Epiphysis -- 5.13 The Hormonal Regulation of Lactation -- 5.14 The Role of Hormones in Sexual Differentiation -- 5.15 Pheromones and Reproduction -- 6 Reproductive Behaviour -- 6.1 General Definitions -- 6.2 Phases of Reproductive Behaviour -- 6.3 The Physiological Basis of Reproductive Behaviour -- 6.4 Variation in Reproductive Behaviour -- 6.5 Reproductive Behaviour as Social Behaviour -- 6.6 Physiological Aspects Underlying Reproductive Behaviour -- 7 Care of the Young Within the Body: Submammalians -- 7.1 Adaptations Associated with Ovuliparity -- 7.2 Ovoviviparity -- 7.3 Viviparity -- 8 Care of the Young Within the Body: Mammals -- 8.1 Types of Implantation and the Classification of Placentas -- 8.2 Transport of the Embryo -- 8.3 The Process of Implantation -- 8.4 Immunological Problems Associated with Implantation and Placentation -- 8.5 Placentation in Marsupialia -- 8.6 Placentation in Eutheria -- 8.7 The Duration of Gestation -- 9 Care of the Young Outside the Body -- 9.1 Pisces -- 9.2 Amphibia -- 9.3 Reptilia -- 9.4 Aves -- 9.5 Mammalia -- References -- List of Figure Sources -- Index of Animal and Plant Names.
Keywords: Cell biology; Zoology; Ecology .; Cell Biology; Zoology; Ecology