Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona: Caecilians

ISBN-13: 9781578083121 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 408 str.

Opis

One of the little known species in the danger of extinction, gymophionan amphibians, are also known as caecilians or apoda. Gymnophiona contains 154 species belonging to 34 genera and 6 families. For many years, studies on the Gymnophiona were disparate and still only a few species have been deeply studied. Fortunately, in recent years, some new works have been published on their systematics, using both the classical methods as well as immunology and molecular biology. New data have also been obtained on the biology, life history, reproductive biology, endocrinology and embryonic development of several species. These fascinating aspects along with other important ones on gymnophionan studies are ably reviewed in this book.

Spis treści

A Brief History of Research on Gymnophionan Reproductive Biology and Development; Caecilian Phylogeny and Classification; Anatomy with Particular Reference to the Reproductive System; Caecilian Male Mullerian Gland, with Special Reference to Uraeotyphlus narayani; Endocrinology of Reproduction in Gymnophiona; Caecilian Spermatogenesis; Ultrastructure and Phylogeny of Caecilian Spermatozoa; Oogenesis and Folliculogensis; Development of Gonads; Modes of Parity and Oviposition; Viviparity in Typhlonectes compressicauda; Fertilization and Embryonic Development; Index

O autorze

Jamieson, Barrie G M; Exbrayat, Jean-Marie