Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Lizards and Tuatara

Herausgeber: Rheubert, Justin L; Trauth, Stanley E; Siegel, Dustin S

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Produktbeschreibung

This book serves as a thorough review of reproductive biology and phylogeny of lizards and tuatara, a distant relative of lizards. The book is edited by an experienced team with over 400 publications and covers topics including, but not limited to, chemical communication, reproductive anatomy, reproductive cycles, molecular systematics, parental care, and mate choice. This review is a collective piece with authoritative authors from around the globe including the United States, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and Mexico.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 760
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1202g
• ISBN-13: 9781466579866
• ISBN-10: 1466579862
• Artikelnr.: 40493631

Autorenporträt

Justin L. Rheubert, Dustin S. Siegel, Stanley E. Trauth

Inhaltsangabe

Lizard reproduction: A history of discovery. The phylogeny of lizard
families. Pheromones and chemical communication in lizards. Sexual
selection and sexual dimorphism. Cues for reproduction in squamate
reptiles. Female reproductive anatomy: cloaca, oviduct, and sperm storage.
Female reproductive cycles. Oogenesis. Discovery of parthenogenesis in
lizards. Male reproductive anatomy: the gonads, gonadoducts, sexual segment
of the kidney, and cloaca. Male reproductive cycles. The architecture of
the testis, spermatogenesis, and mature spermatozoa. Evolutionary ecology
of reproductive investment in lizards. Viviparity and placentation in
lizards. The complexity of understanding patterns of multiple paternity in
lizards. The evolutionary ecology of parental care in lizards. Reproductive
anatomy and cycles of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), an intriguing
non-squamate lepidosaur. The ultrastructure of spermatogenesis and
spermatozoa of the tuatara Sphenodon punctatus (Sphenodontidae: Amniota).