Sex, stress and reproductive success / / by David A. Lovejoy, Dalia Barsyte

• Autore: Lovejoy David A
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 612.6
• Soggetto topico: Reproduction; Generative organs - Effect of stress on; Stress (Physiology)
• Altri autori: BarsyteDalia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Sex, Stress and Reproductive Success; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Reproduction under safe conditions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 What is stress?; 1.3 Reproduction and stress; 1.4 Reproduction, stress and energy are intrinsically interrelated; 1.5 Interaction of stress and reproduction; 1.6 Evolution of germ cells; 1.7 Variations in reproductive strategies; 1.8 Evolution and complexity; 1.9 Summary; 2 Reproductive physiology: how is it all supposed to work together?; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Neurological regulation of reproduction; 2.3 Reproductive cycles ; 2.4 Neurological regulation of reproduction2.5 Summary; 3 The physiology of stress: why too much stress stops us from doing things we enjoy; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Anxiety and the evolution of the stress response; 3.3 Stress, anxiety and the nervous system; 3.4 Autonomic nervous system; 3.5 Complementary physiological systems; 3.6 Integration of HPA/I components with other systems; 3.7 Prolactin and stress; 3.8 Summary; 4 Reproductive and stress-associated behaviours: integrating differing needs; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 An integrated approach to behavioural modulation ; 4.3 Stress and the modulation of learning and behaviour4.4 Summary; 5 Animals under strain: life is stressful; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Changing environments and stress bottlenecks; 5.3 Environmental stress-inducing factors; 5.4 Migration as part of a life strategy; 5.5 Reproductive strategy and habitat erosion; 5.6 Human industrial waste as an evolutionarily novel stressor; 5.7 Anticipation of stress; 5.8 Nutrition, toxins and infertility; 5.9 Summary; 6 Saving women and children first: protecting the progeny; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sexual selection costs and stress ; 6.3 Male-male interaction stressors6.4 Summary; 7 Epigenetic factors in reproductive success: don't ignore your parents; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Epigenetic actions of stress on reproduction; 7.3 Environmental effects on epigenetic regulation; 7.4 Summary; 8 Species in captivity: stress in agriculture and aquaculture and effects on habitat loss; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Management of wild species; 8.3 Species in captivity; 8.4 Summary; 9 A cellular understanding of stress and its relationship to reproduction; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Evolution of cell stress, defence and reproduction ; 9.3 Understanding cell death9.4 Cell death and differentiation in reproductive development; 9.5 Molecular mechanisms of cell death; 9.6 Heat shock proteins in stress and reproduction; 9.7 Relationship between cell division and stress pathways; 9.8 Summary; 10 Stress and reproduction in human society: implications for the twenty-first century; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 The unique biology of humans; 10.3 Stressors in human society; 10.4 Living with stress; 10.5 Summary; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Any events that challenge the survival of living organisms may be classified as stressors. These stressors could include, for example, lack of food, increased population pressure, predatory pressure, climatic events or in the case of humans, loss of a loved one, lack of financial security or uncertainty in the future. Although most physiological systems are affected by stress, those systems that regulate reproductive physiology and behaviour are the most sensitive. All multicellular organisms show a stress related effect on reproduction, although the more complex organisms, such as mammals, ha
• Titolo autorizzato: Sex, stress and reproductive success
• ISBN: 0-470-97960-7; 9786613374042; 1-283-37404-8; 0-470-97961-5; 0-470-97987-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828174603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II