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The reproduction and development of sharks, skates, rays and ratfishes

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  1. Leo S. Demski
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  2. John P. Wourms
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Part of the book series: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes (DEBF, volume 14)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-6
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  2. The reproduction and development of sharks, skates, rays and ratfishes: introduction, history, overview, and future prospects

    1. The reproduction and development of sharks, skates, rays and ratfishes: introduction, history, overview, and future prospects

      • John P. Wourms, Leo S. Demski
      Pages 7-21

  3. Fish imagery in art 52: Ellis’ Megamouth shark

    1. Fish imagery in art 52: Ellis’ Megamouth shark

      • Peter B. Moyle
      Pages 22-22

  4. Reproductive ecology and life history

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-24
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    2. Geographic variation in reproduction between two populations of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo

      • Glenn R. Parsons
      Pages 25-35

    3. The shark nursery of Bulls Bay, South Carolina, with a review of the shark nurseries of the southeastern coast of the United States

      • José I. Castro
      Pages 37-48

    4. Age and length at maturity of the female spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

      • Mark W. Saunders, Gordon A. McFarlane
      Pages 49-57

    5. Reproductive biology of the slender smoothhound, Gollum attenuatus, collected from New Zealand waters

      • Kazunari Yano
      Pages 59-71

    6. New data on the reproductive biology of the thorny stingray, Dasyatis centroura (Pisces: Dasyatidae) from off the Tunisian coasts

      • Christian Capapé
      Pages 73-80

    7. Reproductive biology of the guitarfish, Rhinobatos hynnicephalus

      • Wenbin Zheng, Shuyuan Qiu
      Pages 81-93

    8. Reproductive biology of lamnoid sharks

      • R. Grant Gilmore
      Pages 95-114

  5. Structure and function of the reproductive system

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-116
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    2. Predation on elasmobranch eggs

      • David L. Cox, Thomas J. Koob
      Pages 117-125

    3. Structure and functions of the genital ducts of the male Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni

      • Russell C. Jones, Minjie Lin
      Pages 127-138

    4. The storage of spermatozoa in the oviducal glands of western North Atlantic sharks

      • Harold L. Pratt Jr.
      Pages 139-149

    5. Stabilization and sclerotization of Raja erinacea egg capsule proteins

      • Thomas J. Koob, David L. Cox
      Pages 151-157

    6. Pre-copulatory behaviour of captive sandtiger sharks, Carcharias taurus

      • Ian Gordon
      Pages 159-164

  6. Neural and endocrine control of reproduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-166
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    2. Serum concentrations of reproductively-related circulating steroid hormones in the free-ranging lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris

      • Lois E. L. Rasmussen, Samuel H. Gruber
      Pages 167-174

    3. Ovarian steroid synthesis and the hormonal control of the elasmobranch reproductive tract

      • Ian P. Callard, Lisa A. Fileti, Thomas J. Koob
      Pages 175-185
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About this book

This volume had its origin in a symposium on the Reproduction and Development of Cartilaginous Fishes that was held at the annual meetings of the American Elasmobranch Society and the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Charleston, South Carolina in 1990. The cartilaginous fishes, class Chondrichthyes, are a large and diverse group of fishes that include approximately 900 to 1100 living species of sharks, skates, rays and ratfishes. Throughout their history, which dates back at least 400 million years, they have been a successful major component of the marine ecosystem. The chondrichthyan fishes occupy a pivotal position in comparative and evolutionary studies of vertebrate reproduction and development. They are the oldest surviving group of jawed vertebrates and they possess both the adult vertebrate Bauplan and the vertebrate program of embryonic development. The major features of the female reproductive system, including its embryonic origin, structure, physiological function, and biochemistry, apparently were established early in vertebrate evolution and are fully developed in chondrichthyan fishes. These features of the female reproductive system have been retained during the evolution of the other classes of vertebrates. Much the same can be said for the male reproductive system. Moreover, viviparity, placental nourishment of developing embryos, and the hormonal regulation of these events made an initial appearance in this group. The 22 articles presented in this volume bring together a wide variety of complementary research by investigators from seven countries, allowing us to broaden the scope and implications of our studies while identifying opportunities for future research. The appearance of a volume on the reproduction and development of cartilaginous fishes is quite opportune. The continued existence of these fishes, which survived the great extinction events of Earth's history, is nowthreatened by overexploitation unless immediate steps for their conservation are undertaken. Knowledge of their reproduction and development not only is an end in itself, but is of critical importance in devising successful conservation and resource management strategies.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The reproduction and development of sharks, skates, rays and ratfishes

  • Editors: Leo S. Demski, John P. Wourms

  • Series Title: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3450-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2509-3Published: 31 October 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4330-6Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3450-9Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5316

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 301

  • Number of Illustrations: 103 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Animal Physiology, Evolutionary Biology

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