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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Wootton, Robert J.
Titre(s) : Reproductive biology of teleost fishes [Texte électronique] / by Robert J. Wootton, Carl Smith
Publication : Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive
biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group
of vertebrates. Teleosts display remarkable variation in their modes of reproduction,
and this volume is intended to provide a framework for understanding the remarkable
reproductive diversity of this group. It describes their reproductive biology using,
wherever possible, phylogenetic analyses and life-history theory as a means to interpret
the information. The book addresses the genetic, physiological, behavioural, ecological,
evolutionary and applied aspects of teleost reproduction in a comparative framework
that emphasises the adaptive basis of reproductive diversity. Reproductive Biology
of Teleost Fishes provides a comprehensive synthesis of fish reproduction that will
be of great interest to life scientists, particularly ecologists, evolutionary biologists,
physiologists and advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and research workers requiring
a comprehensive overview of fish reproduction. The book is suitable for courses in
fish biology and ecology, reproductive physiology and reproductive genetics. It also
addresses applied questions and will be of value for courses on fisheries science
and aquaculture. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological
sciences, fisheries science and aquaculture are studied and taught should have several
copies of this important book on their shelves
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Smith, Carl (1966-....). Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Poissons -- Reproduction (biologie)
Indice(s) Dewey :
597 (23e éd.) = Vertébrés à sang froid
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781118891360
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446555658
Notice n° :
FRBNF44655565
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Table des matières : Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Robert John Wootton (1942-2014);
Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Chapter 1: Introduction; Introduction;
Reproductive modes of the teleosts; Reproductive diversity in teleosts: an explanatory
framework; Aims of the volume; Chapter 2: Sex determination; Introduction; Genotypic
sex determination; Environmental sex determination; Evolution of sex-determining mechanisms;
Chapter 3: Sex differentiation; Introduction; Embryology of the gonads; Genetic control
of early gonadal differentiation; Synthesis.
Chapter 4: GametogenesisIntroduction; Structure of ovaries; Oogenesis; Fertilisation;
Genetic control of oogenesis; Dynamics of oocyte development; Spawning dynamics and
fecundity; Structure of the testes; Types of spermatozoa; Genetic control of spermatogenesis;
Dynamics of spermatogenesis; Quantitative analysis of sperm production; Chapter 5:
Endocrinology of reproduction; Introduction; Brain-pituitary-gonad reproductive axis
in vertebrates; Levels of analysis; Gonadal steroids; Endocrine control of oogenesis;
Endocrine control of oogenesis in species with batch spawning.
Endocrine control of spermatogenesisThe pituitary and the gonadotrophins; Hypothalamic
control of the pituitary; Distribution of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone neurons
in the brain; Feedback control in the brain-pituitary-gonad reproductive axis; A provisional
model for the control of the developmental dynamics of ovaries and testes; Puberty
in teleosts; Interactions between growth and reproductive axes; Endocrines, behaviour
and secondary sexual characteristics; Endocrine-disrupting chemicals; Conclusions;
Chapter 6: Environmental control of reproduction; Introduction.
Seasonal patterns of reproductionLunar-related reproductive cycles; Diel reproductive
cycles; Multiple environmental cycles; Endogenous cycles and reproductive activity;
Proximate factors; Stress and reproduction; Neuroendocrine mechanisms mediating environmental
effects; Food as a proximate factor; Conclusions; Chapter 7: Migration, territoriality
and spawning site selection; Introduction; Migration; Territoriality; Spawning site
selection; Conclusions; Chapter 8: Mating systems and sexual selection; Introduction;
Classification of mating systems; Sexual selection and theories of mate choice.
Direct intersexual selectionIndirect intersexual selection; Arbitrary mate choice;
Male mate choice and female ornaments; Mutual mate choice and the 'double process'
of sexual selection; Mate choice copying; Intrasexual selection; The interaction of
intra- and intersexual selection; The strength of sexual selection and the operational
sex ratio; Courtship; Sexual signals and reproductive isolation; Fertilisation; Sperm
competition; External fertilisation; Internal fertilisation; Quasi-internal fertilisation;
Male mating polymorphisms; Female mating polymorphisms; Sexual conflict.
