Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction

Abstract

1 Introduction to Vertebrate Reproductive Biology (11) ___________________________________ 2 Sex and Sexual Differentiation (23) ___________________________________ 3 Modes of Reproduction (53) ___________________________________ 4 Urogenital Structure and Integration (69) ___________________________________ 5 Gametes and their Production (116) ___________________________________ 6 Reproductive Regulation (165) ___________________________________ 7 Fertilization and Cleavage (209) ___________________________________ 8 Embryogenesis (235) ___________________________________ 9 Ovuliparity and Modes of Embryo Retention (263) ___________________________________ 10 Embryonic Nutrition and Placentation (starting p. 293) ___________________________________ 11 Postpartum Care of Young (starting p. 329) ___________________________________ 12 Life Histories (starting p. 363) ___________________________________ 13 Mating Systems and Reproductive Ecology (starting p. 385) ___________________________________ References (starting p. 419) Index (starting p. 451)