LEADER 04043nam 2200697 450 001 9910786052203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-53145-1 024 7 $a10.7312/avis16060 035 $a(CKB)2670000000326429 035 $a(EBL)932169 035 $a(OCoLC)826293781 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000833179 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12409419 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833179 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10935552 035 $a(PQKB)11483792 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000103070 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC932169 035 $a(DE-B1597)458619 035 $a(OCoLC)857108050 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231531450 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL932169 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10890840 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL562343 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000326429 100 $a20121012h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEvolutionary perspectives on pregnancy /$fJohn C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (347 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-16060-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 275-312) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPART I. Distribution and Diversity of Pregnancy -- $tCHAPTER ONE. One Generation Inside Another -- $tCHAPTER TWO. Vertebrate Live- Bearers: The Borne and the Born -- $tCHAPTER THREE. Vertebrate Alternatives to Standard Pregnancy -- $tCHAPTER FOUR. Nonvertebrate Brooders -- $tCHAPTER FIVE Human Pregnancy in Mythology and in Real Life -- $tPART II. Evolutionary Ramifications of Pregnancy -- $tCHAPTER SIX. Natural Selection During Mammalian Pregnancy -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN. Sexual Selection and Piscine Pregnancy -- $tCHAPTER EIGHT. Pregnancy in a Comparative Light -- $tEpilogue -- $tAppendix: Molecular - Genetic Parentage Analysis -- $tGlossary -- $tReference S Cited -- $tIndex 330 $aCovering both the internal and external incubation of offspring, this book provides a biology-rich survey of the natural history, ecology, genetics, and evolution of pregnancy-like phenomena. From mammals and other live-bearing organisms to viviparous reptiles, male-pregnant fishes, larval-brooding worms, crabs, sea cucumbers, and corals, the world's various species display pregnancy and other forms of parental devotion in surprisingly multifaceted ways. An adult female (or male) can incubate its offspring in a womb, stomach, mouth, vocal sac, gill chamber, epithelial pouch, backpack, leg pocket, nest, or an encasing of embryos, and by studying these diverse examples from a comparative vantage point, the ecological and evolutionary-genetic outcomes of different reproductive models become fascinatingly clear. John C. Avise discusses each mode of pregnancy and the decipherable genetic signatures it has left on the reproductive structures, physiologies, and innate sexual behaviors of extant species. By considering the many biological aspects of gestation from different evolutionary angles, Avise offers captivating new insights into the significance of "heavy" parental investment in progeny. 606 $aPregnancy in animals 606 $aVertebrates$xReproduction 606 $aInvertebrates$xReproduction 606 $aSexual selection in animals 606 $aEvolution (Biology) 615 0$aPregnancy in animals. 615 0$aVertebrates$xReproduction. 615 0$aInvertebrates$xReproduction. 615 0$aSexual selection in animals. 615 0$aEvolution (Biology) 676 $a573.66 700 $aAvise$b John C.$0531461 702 $aNicholson$b Trudy H. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786052203321 996 $aEvolutionary perspectives on pregnancy$93706547 997 $aUNINA