- 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
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- About this book
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This book provides everything from basic knowledge to the recent understandings of avian reproductive physiology, covering many unique aspects. It will inspire avian biologists as well as researchers in varied fields and will offer important steps towards better fertilization success in birds.In spite of the recent remarkable developments in modern technology, a comprehensive understanding of the reproductive mechanisms is still far in the future due to the diverse reproductive tactics in vertebrates. Birds have highly refined reproductive strategies and some of those strategies are unique to birds. However, together with ongoing progress of the genome analysis of birds and the crying need for further increase in meat and egg production, research on avian reproduction is now accelerating and becoming more important.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.
- About the authors
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Tomohiro Sasanami, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Avian Primordial Germ Cells
Pages 1-18
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Sex-Determining Mechanism in Avians
Pages 19-31
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Female Reproductive System and Immunology
Pages 33-57
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Development and Preservation of Avian Sperm
Pages 59-73
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Avian Egg and Egg Coat
Pages 75-90
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Avian Reproduction
- Book Subtitle
- From Behavior to Molecules
- Editors
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- Tomohiro Sasanami
- Series Title
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Series Volume
- 1001
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-10-3975-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-10-3975-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-10-3974-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-13-5013-9
- Series ISSN
- 0065-2598
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VII, 214
- Number of Illustrations
- 39 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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