Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Chondrichthyes

Sharks, Batoids, and Chimaeras, Volume 3
Herausgeber: Hamlett, William C.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Internal fertilization is universal in chondrichthyan fishes and, as such, requires a suite of biological activities, including behavioral, morphological and physiological mechanisms, to ensure successful copulation and fertilization. This volume correlates available data and ideas concerning the development, reproductive morphology, function, and phylogeny of chondrichthyan fishes. Coverage includes oogenesis, spermatogenesis, gestation, regulation of reproductive tract function, sperm storage, nutrient provision, placentation, and phylogeny. New and exciting data is presented including the idea that yolk sac viviparity is the plesiomorphic state rather than oviparity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 574
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1019g
• ISBN-13: 9781578083145
• ISBN-10: 1578083141
• Artikelnr.: 35224612

Autorenporträt

William C. Hamlett

Inhaltsangabe

Phylogenetic Relationships Among the Major Lineages of Modern
Elasmobranchs. Population and Reproductive Genetics in Chondrichthyes.
Reproductive Evolution of Chondrichthyans. Reproduction in Fisheries
Science. Elasmobranch Courtship and Mating Behavior. The Testis and
Spermatogenesis. Spermatozoa and Phylogeny. The Elasmobranch Ovary.
Endocrine Control of the Female Reproductive Tract. Oviducal Glands in
Chondrichthyans. Alkaline Glands and Clasper Glands of Batoids. Male
Genital Ducts and Copulatory Appendages in Chondrichthyans. Chondrichthyan
Parity, Lecithotrophy and Matrotrophy. Oophagy, Intrauterine Cannibalism
and Reproductive Strategy in Lamnoid Sharks. Placentatrophy in Sharks.
Checklist of Living Chondrichthyes.