Reproductive Physiology of Marsupials

Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Marilyn Renfree

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Cambridge University Press
04 May 1987

Animal reproduction; Marsupials & monotremes

Series: Monographs on Marsupial Biology

Marsupials differ from most other mammals in their method of reproduction, in that they have chosen, in an evolutionary sense, to develop lactation rather than placentation for the nurture of their young. The neonate is therefore born with a mixture of advanced and embryonic characters, and yet is readily accessible within the pouch, providing a unique system for the study of the ontogeny of various physiological and endocrinological parameters. Marsupials are therefore ideal animals for research into mammalian reproductive physiology. The results of this exciting new research are summarized in this book by two of the foremost workers in the field. Individual chapters analyse the genetic and hormonal control of sexual differentiation, male and female reproductive structures and their functions, the role of the corpus luteum in the oestrous cycle and pregnancy, the hormonal control of embryonic diapause and the role of the marsupial placenta in the development of the embryo. This book is more than just a straightforward review of marsupial reproduction for its detailed analyses and broad comparative coverage will attract mammalogists and reproductive physiologists with a wide range of research interests.

By: Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Marilyn Renfree
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 663g
ISBN: 9780521337922
ISBN 10: 0521337925
Series: Monographs on Marsupial Biology
Pages: 492
Publication Date: 04 May 1987
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. Historical introduction; 2. Breeding biology of marsupials by family; 3. Sexual differentiation and development; 4. Male anatomy and spermatogenesis; 5. The female urogenital tract and oogenesis; 6. Ovarian function and control; 7. Pregnancy and parturition; 8. Lactation; 9. Neuroendocrine control of seasonal breeding; 10. Marsupials and the evolution of mammalian reproduction; References; Index.

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Reproductive Physiology of Marsupials

Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Marilyn Renfree

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