The Reproductive Biology of Amphibians

ISBN-13: 9781475767834 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 475 str.

D. Taylor

Opis

During the course of the developnent of most areas of scien- tific research certain events occur that serve to bring a particular area into focus. We feel that this symposilHll volume serves that role with regard to the study of the reproductive biology of amphib- ians. The collection of vnrks contained in this volume provides an excellent review of a diversity of past contributions to this field of investigation and brings together in one volume the major ap- proaches that have been utilized to study amphibian reproductive biology. The work emphasizes recently-completed studies and therefore can be considered to be an up-to-date account of the field. Equally signif icant, however, the contributors to this volume have excelled in pointing out directions for future research that will be of im- mense value in integrating the component parts of reproductive bi- ology, i.e., genetics, developnental biology, physiology, behavior, and ecology, into an eVOlutionary framework.

Spis treści

Studies of the Life Histories and Reproduction in North American Plethodontid Salamanders.- Life History Patterns and Reproductive Biology of Neotropical Salamanders.- The Reproductive Biology of Caecilians: An Evolutionary Perspective.- Aspects of the Reproductive Biology of Japanese Anurans.- The Evolution of Courtship Behavior in New World Salamanders with Some Comments on Old World Salamanders.- The Courtship of European Newts: An Evolutionary Perspective.- The Courtship of Frogs.- Long-Range Acoustic Communication in Anurans: An Integrated and Evolutionary Approach.- Acoustic Behavior and Physiology of Vocalization in the European Tree Frog, Hyla arborea (L.).- Auditory Processing of Vocal Signals in Anurans.- Hormonal Influences on Calling and Reproductive Behavior in Anurans.- Systematics and Hybridization in the Rana esculenta Complex.- Reproduction and Mating Behavior in Rana lessonae-Rana esculenta Mixed Populat ns.- Cytotaxonomy and Cytogenetics in European Newt Species.- Concluding Remarks.- Participants.- Systematic Index.