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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815914903321

Titolo

Reproductive biology and phylogeny of Cetacea : whales, dolphins, and porpoises / / volume edited by Debra L. Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Enfield, NH, : Science Pub., c2007

ISBN

0-429-06362-8

1-281-73685-6

9786611736859

1-4398-4257-4

1-57808-558-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (456 p.)

Collana

Reproductive biology and phylogeny series ; ; v. 7

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerDebra Lee

Disciplina

599.5

Soggetti

Cetacea - Reproduction

Cetacea - Phylogeny

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Preface to the Series; Preface to this Volume; Contents; Chapter 1: Cetacea: An Historical Overview; Chapter 2: Fossil History; Chapter 3: Classification and Molecular Phylogeny; Chapter 4: Functional Anatomy of the Cetacean Reproductive System, with Comparisons to the Domestic Dog; Chapter 5: Anatomy with Particular: Reference to the Female; Chapter 6: Endocrinology of Reproduction; Chapter 7: Ovary, Oogenesis, and Ovarian Cycle; Chapter 8: Testis, Spermatogenesis, and Testicular Cycles; Chapter 9: The Mature Cetacean Spermatozoon; Chapter 10: Fertilization

Chapter 11: Embryogenesis and Development in Stenell aattenuata and Other CetaceansChapter 12: Placental Structure and Comments on Gestational Ultrasonographic Examination; Chapter 13: Courtship and Mating Behavior; Chapter 14: Reproduction in Relation to Conservation and Commercial Exploitation; Chapter 15: Population Genetics of Marine Mammals; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The order Cetacea comprises some amazing species, representing some of the most evolved creatures that inhabit this earth. Yet, they also represent a group of species for which much remains unknown.



There are over 80 species of cetaceans composed of porpoises, dolphins and whales. This volume represents the latest of published and previously unpublished information regarding cetacean reproductive biology and phylogeny.