Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation

by Edited by William V. Holt , Amanda R. Pickard , John C. Rodger , David E. Wildt

• ISBN13: 9780521011105
• ISBN10: 0521011108
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Reproduction is essential to the continuation and evolution of life on this planet and is therefore a centrally important process in the conservation of wildlife. However, reproductive mechanisms are well understood in only a handful of vertebrate species, mostly domestic livestock and laboratory animals. This means that attempts to develop and implement management policies for wildlife conservation, and especially for endangered species that, by definition, are difficult to study, are often based on poor data or no data at all. In Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation leading authorities provide glimpses of reproductive diversity in fishes, amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals. Conservation plans are founded on the assumption that reproduction will be successful, but what if it fails? This book reviews the many factors that influence reproduction, including genetics, behaviour and nutrition, and experts assess the potential conservation relevance of the recent rapid advances in reproductive technology and medicine.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	x
Foreword	xiii
Richard Stone
Part I Introduction	1	(20)
Toward more effective reproductive science for conservation	2	(19)
David E. Wildt
Susie Ellis
Donald Janssen
Jennifer Buff
Part II Reproduction and population viability	21	(108)
Behaviour and reproduction	24	(18)
Alan Dixson
Nancy Harvey
Marilyn Patton
Joanna Setchell
Nutrition and its interaction with reproductive processes	42	(15)
Tom G. McEvoy
John J. Robinson
Environmental chemicals and the threat to male fertility in mammals: evidence and perspective	57	(10)
Helen S. Baillie
Allan A. Pacey
Harry D. M. Moore
Assessing the consequences of inbreeding for population fitness: past challenges and future prospects	67	(15)
Andrea C. Taylor
Impacts of inbreeding on components of reproductive success	82	(15)
Karen Koeninger Ryan
Robert C. Lacy
Susan W. Margulis
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in declining populations: an example of adaptive variation	97	(17)
Philip Hedrick
When is the birth rate the key factor associated with population dynamics?	114	(15)
Tim Coulson
Elodie Hudson
Part III Reproductive techniques for conservation management	129	(80)
Reproductive and welfare monitoring for the management of ex situ populations	132	(15)
Amanda R. Pickard
Non-invasive endocrine measures of reproduction and stress in wild populations	147	(19)
Steven L. Monfort
Ultrasound for analysis of reproductive function in wildlife species	166	(17)
Thomas B. Hildebrandt
Janine L. Brown
Robert Hermes
Frank Goritz
Role of embryo technologies in genetic management and conservation of wildlife	183	(12)
Naida M. Loskutoff
Application of nuclear transfer technology to wildlife species	195	(14)
J. K. Critser
L. K. Riley
R. S. Prather
Part IV Integrated conservation management	209	(110)
Integrating reproductive sciences into recovery programmes for declining and extinct marsupial populations	211	(21)
Peter D. Temple-Smith
Captive breeding and predator control: a successful strategy for conservation in Western Australia	232	(17)
Terry Fletcher
Keith Morris
Black-footed ferret: model for assisted reproductive technologies contributing to in situ conservation	249	(18)
Jogayle Howard
Paul E. Marinari
David E. Wildt
Genetic resource banks for species conservation	267	(14)
W. V. Holt
Teresa Abaigar
P. F. Watson
D. E. Wildt
Fertility control for wildlife	281	(10)
John C. Rodger
Contraceptive vaccine development	291	(14)
Karen E. Mate
Lyn A. Hinds
Field applications of fertility control for wildlife management	305	(14)
Phil Cowan
Roger Pech
Paul Curtis
Part V Reproduction science in non-mammalian species	319	(76)
Reproductive technologies and challenges in avian conservation and management	321	(17)
Ann M. Donoghue
Juan Manuel Blanco
George F. Gee
Yvonne K. Kirby
David E. Wildt
Reptile reproduction and endocrinology	338	(21)
Valentine A. Lance
Reproductive research and the worldwide amphibian extinction crisis	359	(16)
Terri L. Roth
Amy R. Obringer
Reproduction in fishes in relation to conservation	375	(20)
Gordon McGregor Reid
Heather Hall
Part VI Conclusions	395	(6)
Postscript - sex, wildlife and vindication	396	(5)
W. V. Holt
A. R. Pickard
J. C. Rodger
D. E. Wildt
Index	401