Overview
- Provides the most comprehensive knowledge of avian reproduction
- Offers an important step towards further successful fertilization of birds in the food industries
- Sparks new interest among readers in avian reproduction
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 1001)
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With contributions by leading scientists, the book explains avian primordial germ cells; the sex-determining mechanism; reproductive endocrinology and immunology; sperm, egg, and egg coat; sperm–egg interaction; polyspermic fertilization; seasonal reproduction; social triggers; hormonal and behavioral changes; broodiness; oviductal sperm storage; and biotechnology. This book is recommended for all researchers and students who are interested in birds or reproduction.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Avian Reproduction
Book Subtitle: From Behavior to Molecules
Editors: Tomohiro Sasanami
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3975-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-3974-4Published: 17 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5013-9Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-3975-1Published: 04 October 2017
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 214
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
Topics: Developmental Biology, Animal Physiology