Reproductive biology and phylogeny of fishes (Agnathans and bony fishes) v. 8B, Pt. B Sperm competition hormones; sexual selection reproductive modes; fertilization sex determination;

The animals loosely termed fish constitute more than half of all known vertebrate species. There are approximately 27,000 described living species of bony fishes (Euteleostomi = Osteichthyes), about 70 species of hagfishes and some 34 species of lampreys. Approximately 970 species are chondrichthyans, the sharks and their relatives, which were the subject of volume 3 in this series. It is perhaps because fishes live in a buoyant medium, whether it be fresh or seawater, that they show a diversity in body shapes that is unparalleled by other vertebrates. There is also a unique diversity in the modes of reproduction, whether by external or internal fertilization, and this, with the morphology and fine structure of the reproductive system and its components, is the subject of Part A. Part B deals with complementary topics: testes, sperm, and sperm competition; endocrinology of reproduction; pheromones and reproduction; copulatory structures: taxonomic overview and the potential for sexual selection; sexual selection: signaling and courtship; adaptation and evolution of reproductive mode in copulating cottoid species; fertilization; sex determination; parental care; reproduction in relation to conservation and exploitation of marine fishes; cryopreservation of gametes; embryogenesis and development; and molecular genetics of development. INDICE: Testes, Sperm, and Sperm Competition: Robert Montgomerie and John L. Fitzpatrick; Endocrinology of Reproduction: Falk Schneider and Ralf Poehland; Pheromones and Reproduction: Norman E. Stacey; Copulatory Structures: Taxonomic Overview and the Potential for Sexual Selection: Jonathan P. Evans and Amy D. Meisner; Sexual Selection: Signaling and Courtship: Kenji Karino; Adaptation and Evolution of Reproductive Mode in Copulating Cottoid Species: Takuzo Abe and Hiroyuki Munehara; Fertilization: Kenji Murata; Sex Determination: Masaru Matsuda and Mitsuru Sakaizumi; Parental Care: Niclas Kolm; Reproduction in Relation to Conservation and Exploitation of Marine Fishes: Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri; Live Preservation of Fish Gametes: J.-C. Gwo, B.G.M. Jamieson and L.K.-P. Leung; Embryogenesis and Development: Shicui Zhang, Haimanti Bhattacharyaand Hongyan Li; Molecular Genetics of Development: Ben Tucker and Robert I. Richards.

• ISBN: 978-1-57808-581-1
• Editorial: Science Publishers
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 540
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés