Reproduction in context : social and environmental influences on reproductive physiology and behavior / edited by Kim Wallen and Jill E. Schneider.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Wallen, Kim.
• Schneider, Jill E.
• Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Sex (Biology).
• Reproduction.
• Animal behavior.
• Sex (Biology)--Social aspects.
• Neuroendocrinology.
• Sexual Behavior.
• Social aspects.

Medical Subjects:

• Sexual Behavior.

Physical Description:

x, 520 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2000]

Summary:

Historically, reproductive science has focused on reproductive behaviors divorced from the contexts in which they occur. Taking a more integrated view, this book explores the neuroendocrine bases of reproduction in relation to their environmental and social contexts. The contributors provide compelling accounts of reproductive behaviors in animals ranging from turtles and lizards to humans and nonhuman primates. They examine these behaviors from the perspectives of ethology, endocrinology, behavioral genetics, and evolutionary ecology. Together, they illuminate the dynamic interplay between the ecological and social contexts of a species and the biological mechanisms regulating reproductive behavior. The book shows how an appreciation of the full complexity of the context of reproduction actually simplifies and clarifies our understanding of reproductive behavior.

Notes:

• "A Bradford Book."
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

0262232049

OCLC:

40395492

Online:

The Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund Home Page