This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and our understanding of reproductive events. Whereas each chapter and each volume is intended to stand alone as a review of that topic or vertebrate group, respectively, the volumes are prepared so as to provide a thorough topical treatment across the vertebrates. Terminology has been standardized across the volumes to reduce confusion where multiple names exist in the literature, and a comprehensive glossary of these terms and their alternative names is provided.
1. Sex Determination in Fishes Bindhu Paul-Prasanth, Masaru Nakamura, and Yoshitaka Nagahama 2. Conserved and Divergent Features of Reproductive Neuroendocrinology in Teleost Fishes Olivier Kah and Sylvie Dufour 3. Testicular Function and Hormonal Regulation in Fishes Rosemary Knapp and Sharon L. Carlisle 4. Regulation of Ovarian Development and Function in Teleosts R. Urbatzka, M.J. Rocha, and E. Rocha 5. Thyroid Hormone and Reproduction in Fishes Jason C. Raine 6. Stress and Reproduction Meghan L.M. Fuzzen, Nicholas J. Bernier and Glen Van Der Kraak 7. Hormones and Sexual Behavior of Teleost Fishes David M. Gonçalves and Rui F. Oliveira 8. Neuroendocrine Regulation in Sex-changing Fishes Earl T. Larson 9. Hormonally-derived Sex Pheromones in Fishes Norm Stacey 10. Reproduction in Agnathan Fishes: Lampreys and Hagfishes Stacia A. Sower and Hiroshi Kawauchi 11. Hormones and Reproduction in Chondrichthyan Fishes Karen P. Maruska and James Gelsleichter 12. Hormones and Reproduction of Sarcopterygian Fishes Jean M.P. Joss 13. Endocrine-active Chemicals (EACs) in Fishes Alan Milan Vajda
David O. Norris is Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado. He obtained his BS from the Baldwin-Wallace University and his PhD from the University of Washington. His broad research areas include environmental endocrinology and forensic botany. In the area of environmental endocrinology, his studies have focused on the neuroendocrine control of thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive functions with special interest in the role of environmental factors that alter the activities of these neuroendocrine systems. Kristin H. Lopez obtained her MA and PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research interests include morphological and physiological aspects of vertebrate reproduction and development, especially sex differentiation and ovarian function in reptiles and amphibians. She has enthusiastically supported the development of young scientists through teaching, textbook development, outreach, and programs to increase diverse representation in STEM.