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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Rheubert, Justin L. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Lizards and Tuatara. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Justin L Rheubert; Dustin S Siegel; Stanley E Trauth |
ISBN: | 9781466579873 1466579870 |
OCLC Number: | 899156554 |
Description: | 1 online resource (742 pages) |
Contents: | Front Cover; Preface to the Series; Preface to this Volume; Contents; Chapter 1: Lizard Reproduction: A History of Discovery; Chapter 2: The Phylogeny of Lizard Families; Chapter 3: Pheromones and Chemical Communication in Lizards; Chapter 4: Sexual Selection and Sexual Dimorphism; Chapter 5: Cues for Reproduction in Squamate Reptiles; Chapter 6: Female Reproductive Anatomy: Cloaca, Oviduct and Sperm Storage; Chapter 7: Discovery of Parthenogenesis in Lizards; Chapter 8: Oogenesis and the Ovarian Cycle. Chapter 9: Male Reproductive Anatomy: The Gonadoducts, Sexual Segment of the Kidney, and CloacaChapter 10: Male Reproductive Cycles in Lizards; Chapter 11: The Architecture of the Testis, Spermatogenesis, and Mature Spermatozoa; Chapter 12: The Evolutionary Ecology of Reproductive Investment in Lizards; Chapter 13: Viviparity and Placentation in Lizards; Chapter 14: The Evolution of Polyandry and Patterns of Multiple Paternity in Lizards; Chapter 15: The Evolutionary Ecology of Parental Care in Lizards. Chapter 16: Reproductive Anatomy and Cycles of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), an Intriguing Non-squamate LepidosaurChapter 17: The Ultrastructure of Spermatogenesis and Spermatozoa of the Tuatara Sphenodon punctatus (Sphenodontida, Amniota); About the Editors; Color Plate Section. |
Series Title: | Reproductive biology and phylogeny. |
Responsibility: | [edited by] Justin L. Rheubert, Dustin S. Siegel, Stanley E. Trauth. |
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"Ce livre constitue un document de synthese indispensable. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Lizards and Tuatara est une source inepuisable d'informations. C'est un ouvrage riche et complet redige par les meilleurs specialistes du domaine. Nous recommandons sans reserve cet ouvrage qui est une mine d'informations mais qui s'adresse surtout aux herpetologistes confirmes."- Ivan Ineich, Bull. Soc. Herp. Fr., 2016 (Original)"This book constitutes an essential summary document. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Lizards and Tuatara is an inexhaustible source of information. It is a rich and comprehensive book written by the best specialists in the field. We wholeheartedly recommend this book, which is a wealth of information but which is primarily intended for experienced herpetologists."- Ivan Ineich, Bull. Soc. Herp. Fr., 2016 (Translated) Read more...


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