Kristen J. Navara

Choosing Sexes (eBook, PDF)

Mechanisms and Adaptive Patterns of Sex Allocation in Vertebrates

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Summarizes the latest studies on sexdetermination in vertebrates¿

Maximizes readers insights into how animals and humans can adjust the sexes of offspring

Illustrates the detailed mechanisms how the sex adjustment can be achieved

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319712710
• Artikelnr.: 52945093

Autorenporträt

Kristen J. Navara

Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator Department of Poultry Science The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, USA

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University Ph.D, Biological Sciences, Auburn University B.S. Biology, The Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests

Sex ratio manipulation and ovarian follicular dynamics in female birds, Mechanistic bases of yolk androgen deposition, links between maternal immunity and the manipulation of offspring phenotype

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Vertebrate Sex Ratio Adjustment.- It's a boy! Evidence for sex ratio adjustment in humans.- Facultative sex ratio adjustment in non-human mammals.- Potential mechanisms of sex ratio adjustment in humans and non-human mammals.- The bees do it, but what about the birds?- Evidence for sex ratio adjustment in birds.- Potential mechanisms of sex ratio adjustment in birds.- Hormones Rule the Roost: Hormonal influences on sex ratio adjustment in birds and mammals.- What went wrong at Jurassic Park? Modes of sex determination and adaptive sex allocation in reptiles.- The truth about Nemo's Dad: Sex-changing behaviors in fishes.- Mechanisms of environmental sex determination in fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Rezensionen

"For over a century, biologists have understood that many vertebrates have an ability to allocate the sex of their offspring in response to a wide variety of genetic, environmental, and social factors. ... The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive review of the literature concerning these topics, and Navara (Univ. of Georgia) achieves this goal admirably. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and faculty." (R. K. Harris, Choice, Vol. 56 (03), November, 2018)