Reproductive biology and phylogeny of lizards and tuatara / [edited by] Justin L. Rheubert, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Louis University, St. Louis MO 63139, USA; Dustin S. Siegel, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State Univ

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rheubert, Justin L., editor.

Siegel, Dustin S., editor.

Trauth, Stanley E., 1948- editor.

Series:

Reproductive biology and phylogeny ; v. 10.

Reproductive biology and phylogeny ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lizards--Sexual behavior.

Lizards.

Tuatara--Sexual behavior.

Tuatara.

Evolutionary developmental biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (742 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2015]

Summary:

Reproductive biology and phylogeny of lizards and tuatara their friendly support and high standards in producing this series. Sincere thanks must be given to the volume editors and to the authors who have freely contributed their chapters in very full schedules. Justin Rheubert, Dustin Siegel and Stan Trauth, the volume editors, are particularly to be thanked for conceiving the present volume and for the diligence and outstanding expertise which they brought to its preparation. The editors and publishers are gratifi ed that the enthusiasm and expertise of these contributors has been refl ected by the reception of the series by our readers. Barrie G. M. Jamieson The School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Lizard reproduction : a history of discovery / Laurie J. Vitt

2. The phylogeny of lizard families / John J. Wiens and Shea M. Lambert

3. Pheromones and chemical communication in lizards / José Martn̕ and Pilar López

4. Sexual selection and sexual dimorphism / Robert M. Cox and Ariel F. Kahrl

5. Cues for reproduction in squamate reptiles / James U. Van Dyke

6. Female reproductive anatomy : cloaca, oviduct and sperm storage / Dustin S. Siegel, Aurélien Miralles, Justin L. Rheubert and David M. Sever

7. Discovery of parthenogenesis in lizards / William Neaves

8. Oogenesis and the ovarian cycle / Martha Patricia Ramr̕ez-Pinilla, Gloria R. de Pérez and Camilo Alvarado-Ramr̕ez

9. Male reproductive anatomy : the Gonadoducts, sexual segment of the kidney, and cloaca / Justin L. Rheubert, David M. Sever, Dustin S. Siegel and Stanley E. Trauth

10. Male reproductive cycles in lizards / Fausto R. Méndez de la Cruz, Norma L. Manrq̕uez Morán, Edith Arenas Ro̕s and Nora Ibargüengoytía

11. The architecture of the testis, spermatogenesis, and mature spermatozoa / Kevin M. Gribbins and Justin L. Rheubert

12. The evolutionary ecology of reproductive investment in lizards / Tobias Uller and Geoffrey M. While

13. Viviparity and placentation in lizards / James R. Stewart and Daniel G. Blackburn

14. The evolution of polyandry and patterns of multiple paternity in lizards / Erik Wapstra and Mats Olsson

15. The evolutionary ecology of parental care in lizards / Geoffrey M. While, Ben Halliwell and Tobias Uller

16. Reproductive anatomy and cycles of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), an intriguing non-squamate lepidosaur / Alison Cree

17. The ultrastructure of spermatogenesis and spermatozoa of the tuatara sphenodon punctatus (Sphenodontida, Amniota) / Barrie G. M. Jamieson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-10083-3

1-4665-7987-0

9780429100833

OCLC:

899156554