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Hormones and Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. David O. Norris

    1. Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Department of Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. Richard E. Jones

    1. Laboratory of Comparative Reproduction, Department of Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Hormones and Sexual Differentiation

    • Elizabeth Adkins-Regan
    Pages 1-29

  3. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormones in Fishes

    • Nancy Sherwood
    Pages 31-60

  4. Role of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Regulation of Gonadotropin Secretion from Amphibian and Reptilian Pituitaries

    • Paul Licht, David A. Porter
    Pages 61-85

  5. Prolactin and Reproduction

    • Valdo Mazzi, Camillo Vellano
    Pages 87-115

  6. Regulation of Ovarian Steroidogenesis

    • Giovanni Chieffi, Riccardo Pierantoni
    Pages 117-144

  7. Endocrinology of Vitellogenesis

    • Shuk-mei Ho
    Pages 145-169

  8. Endocrine Control of Oocyte Maturation

    • Yoshitaka Nagahama
    Pages 171-202

  9. Ovulation: Insights About the Mechanisms Based on a Comparative Approach

    • Richard E. Jones
    Pages 203-240

  10. Functional Morphology and Regulation of the Corpus Luteum

    • Françoise Xavier
    Pages 241-282

  11. Testicular Function

    • Brian Lofts
    Pages 283-325

  12. Regulation of Male Gonaducts and Sex Accessory Structures

    • David O. Norris
    Pages 327-354

  13. Sex Steroid Receptors and Non-Receptor Binding Proteins

    • Ian P. Callard, Gloria V. Callard
    Pages 355-384

  14. Seasonal Reproduction: Patterns and Control

    • Joan M. Whittier, David Crews
    Pages 385-409

  15. Thyroid Hormones and Reproduction

    • John F. Leatherland
    Pages 411-431

  16. Pineal Involvement in Seasonality of Reproduction

    • William A. Gern, Jeanne M. Nervina, Shelley S. Greenhouse
    Pages 433-460

  17. Stress and Reproduction: Reciprocal Relationships

    • Neil Greenberg, John C. Wingfield
    Pages 461-503

  18. Regulation of Reproductive Behaviors

    • Frank L. Moore
    Pages 505-522

  19. The Evolution of Viviparity in Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles: An Endocrine Approach

    • Louis J. Guillette Jr.
    Pages 523-562

  20. Aging of the Neuroendocrine System

    • Martin P. Schreibman, Henrietta Margolis-Nunno, Leslie Halpern-Sebold
    Pages 563-584
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About this book

Comparative endocrinology is one of the most rapidly developing subdis­ ciplines within the field of endocrinology, and it is having a significant impact on research at the molecular, cellular, organisma1 and environmental levels. Much of the current ferment in endocrinology is in reproductive endocrinology. The purpose of this volume on hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians and reptiles is to summarize our present understandings and to identify important research problems to be addressed in the area of comparative reproductive endocrinology. It was inspired by the gathering at Copper Mountain, Colorado, of eminent endocrine scientists from around the world on the occasion of the Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Endocrinology in July, 1985. While preparing for that meeting, we decided that a special volume on reproductive endocrinology was needed to summarize what is known and to stimulate research in particular directions. Why do we emphasize fishes, amphibians and reptiles? First, knowledge about the reproductive endocrinology of these ectothermic vertebrates can provide a clearer picture of the evolution of reproductive hormones and their effects on target organs. This comparative approach can lead to new theories about the evolution of reproductive control mechanisms. Second, studies concerning the reproductive endocrinology of "lower" vertebrates can result in development of "model systems" for application to studies of birds and mammals. Indeed, information about the patterns of reproductive control in ectothermic vertebrates can tell us which are evolutionarily stable and which are labile.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Department of Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    David O. Norris

  • Laboratory of Comparative Reproduction, Department of Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Richard E. Jones

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hormones and Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles

  • Editors: David O. Norris, Richard E. Jones

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1869-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9042-1Published: 10 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-1869-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 613

  • Topics: Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology

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