Ebook Hormones and reproduction of vertebrates (Vol 4 - Birds): Part 1

Part 1 book "Hormones and reproduction of vertebrates (Vol 4 - Birds)" includes content: Neuroendocrine control of reproduction in birds; avian testicular structure, function, and regulation; organization and functional dynamics of the avian ovary; maternal hormones in avian eggs.
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Ebook Hormones and reproduction of vertebrates (Vol 4 - Birds): Part 1 Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 1dFishes Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 2dAmphibians Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 3dReptiles Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 4dBirds Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5dMammals Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates Volume 4: Birds David O. Norris Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Kristin H. Lopez Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado AMSTERDAM  BOSTON  HEIDELBERG  LONDON  NEW YORK OXFORD  PARIS  SAN DIEGO  SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE  SYDNEY  TOKYO Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier 32 Jamestown Road, London NW1 7BY, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA 525 B Street, Suite 1800, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA First edition 2011 Copyright Ó 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved Cover images Front cover image: Amphiprion percula, the orange clownfish. Courtesy of iStockphoto: Image 6571184. Back cover image: Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) eggs. Courtesy of Stacia A. Sower, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA and Scott I. Kavanaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) (0) 1865 843830; fax (+44) (0) 1865 853333; email: permissions@elsevier.com. Alternatively, visit the Science and Technology Books website at www.elsevierdirect.com/rights for further information. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-0-12-374932-1 (Set) ISBN: 978-0-12-375009-9 (Volume 1) ISBN: 978-0-12-374931-4 (Volume 2) ISBN: 978-0-12-374930-7 (Volume 3) ISBN: 978-0-12-374929-1 (Volume 4) ISBN: 978-0-12-374928-4 (Volume 5) For information on all Academic Press publications visit our website at elsevierdirect.com Typeset by TNQ Books and Journals Pvt Ltd. www.tnq.co.in Printed and bound in United States of America 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Dedication This series of five volumes on the hormones and reproduction of vertebrates is appropriately dedicated to our friend and colleague of many years, Professor Emeritus Richard Evan Jones, who inspired us to undertake this project. Dick spent his professional life as a truly comparative reproductive endocrinologist who published many papers on hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Additionally, he published a number of important books including The Ovary (Jones, 1975, Plenum Press), Hormones and Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles (Norris and Jones, 1987, Plenum Press), and a textbook, Human Reproductive Biology (Jones & Lopez, 3rd edition 2006, Academic Press). Throughout his productive career he consistently stressed the importance of an evolutionary perspective to understanding reproduction and reproductive endocrinology. His enthusiasm for these subjects inspired all with whom he interacted, especially the many graduate students he fostered, including a number of those who have Richard Evan Jones contributed to these volumes. v Preface Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates Preface to the Series Every aspect of our physiology and behavior is either Chemical pollution and climate change pose serious regulated directly by hormones or modified by their challenges to the conservation and reproductive health of actions, as exemplified by the essential and diverse roles of wildlife populations and humans in the twenty-first century, hormones in reproductive processes. Central to the evolu- ...