Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 2: Amphibians

ISBN-13: 9780123749314 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 240 str.

David O Norris

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This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and our understanding of reproductive events. Whereas each chapter and each volume is intended to stand alone as a review of that topic or vertebrate group, respectively, the volumes are prepared so as to provide a thorough topical treatment across the vertebrates. Terminology has been standardized across the volumes to reduce confusion where multiple names exist in the literature, and a comprehensive glossary of these terms and their alternative names is provided.

• A complete, essential and up to date reference for research scientists working on vertebrate hormones and reproduction - and on animlals as models in human reproductive research
• Covers the endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, behaviour and anatomy of vertebrate reproduction
• Structured coverage of the major themes for all five vertebrate groups allows a consistent treatment for all
• Special chapters elaborate on features specific to individual vertebrate groups and to comparative aspects, similarities and differences between them

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1. Sex Determination and Sexual Differentiation in Amphibians

Stéphane Flament, Dominique Chardard, Amand Chesnel, and Hélène Dumond

2. Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction in Amphibians

Pei-San Tsai

3. Testicular Structure and Control of Sperm Development in Amphibians

Catherine R. Propper

4. Hormones and Female Reproductive System of Amphbians

Mari Carmen Uribe

5. Hormones, Sex Accessory Structures and Secondary Sexual Characters in Amphibians

David M. Sever and Nancy L. Staub

6. Stress and Reproduction in Amphibians

James A. Carr

7. Maternal Adaptations to Reproductive Modes in Amphibians

Hartmut Greven

8. Hormones and Reproductive Behavior in Amphibians

Sarah K. Woodley

9. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Anuran Amphibians

Rakesh K. Rastogi, Claudia Pinelli, Gianluca Polese, Biagio D'Aniello, and Gabriella Chieffi-Baccari

10. Hormones and Reproductive Patterns in Urodele and Gymnophionid Amphibians.

David O. Norris

11. Endocrine Disruption of Amphibian Reproduction

David O. Norris and Elena M. Lopez

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Dr. David O. Norris (B.S., Baldwin Wallace University, 1961; PhD 1966, University of Washington) was a professor at the University of Colorado for 46 years where he studied environmental endocrinology of fishes and amphibians and taught general biology, endocrinology, human physiology, histology, vertebrate biology, and forensic biology. His endocrine research interests involve the role of natural and anthropogenic factors (pollutants) that operate through the brain and pituitary to influence thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive physiology that in turn affect development, sexual differentiation, reproduction, and aging. He retired from CU in 2012 and currently is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Integrative Physiology.

Dr. Norris also does research in forensic botany and consults with law enforcement groups on homicides and other crimes throughout the USA and in several other countries He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Dr. Norris has published more than 150 scientific papers and abstracts in environmental endocrinology and forensic botany and is the senior author on several books including Vertebrate Endocrinology (6th edition, Academic Press, 2020), Endocrine Disruption: Implications for Health of Wildlife and Humans (Oxford University Press, 2005), a five-volume work on Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates (Academic Press, 2011) and Forensic Plant Science (Academic Press, 2016). Kristin H. Lopez teaches human reproductive biology through the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. With a background in comparative reproduction and endocrinology, she is an editor of the fi ve-volume work Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates (Academic Press, 2011). Her ongoing work with Colorado Diversity Initiative promotes increased access to higher education of underrepresented students in STEM.