Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates, Progress in Asexual Reproduction

by Adiyodi, K. G.; Adiyodi, Rita G.; Hughes, R. N.

• ISBN13: 9780471489689
• ISBN10: 0471489689
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-10
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

About 95% of all known animal species are invertebrates. Knowledge of their sexual, reproductive and developmental biology is essential for the effective management of species that are economically useful to man, or are harmful to him, his crops or livestock. * Chapters by leading experts in the field * Covers much of the up to date research in an informative and highly useful fashion * Covers all parts of recent progress in vitellogenisis

Author Biography

DR. K.G. ADIYODI, formerly Professor of Physiology and Dean, Faculty of Science, Calicut University, Kerala, India and Vice-Chancellor, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, is now Public Service Commissioner to Government of India, New Delhi. A distinguished invertebrate reproductive biologist, who gave the discipline of invertebrate reproductive biology a global distinctiveness and identity of its own, Dr. K.G. Adiyodi is Founder Secretary of the International Society of Inverebrate Reproduction, Founder Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, and Founder President of the Indian Society of Invertebrate Reproduction. DR. RITA G. ADIYODI, formerly Rhodes Visiting Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford (1976-78), is Professor of Zoology at Calicut University. She served as President of the Crustacean Reprobiology and Aquaculture Bureau of India and as Vice-President of the Indian Society of Invertebrate Reproduction. Dr. Rita Adiyodi represented India on the International Committee of Comparative Endocrinology. The Adiyodis have worked extensively, over the past three decades, on the endocrinology and physiology of growth and reproduction of arthropods, chiefly crustaceans.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Progress Series.

Preface to Volume XI.

Obituary.

Contributors.

Microorganism-induced Parthenogenesis (H. Braig, et al.).

Clonal or Sexual Reproduction in Parasites? Recent Advances in Molecular Understanding (D. Rollinson and J. Stothard).

Geographic Parthenogenesis in Terrestrial Invertebrates: Generalist or Specialist Clones? (E. Parker Jr).

Senescence or Rejuvenation in Asexual Metazoans (D. Martinez).

Asexual Reproduction in the Hydrozoa (Cnidaria) (F. Boero, et al.).

Genetic Mosaics and Chimeras (R. Hughes).

Resource Allocation in Asexual Invertebrates (V. Forbes).

Astogeny and Allometry of Modular Colonial Organisms (H. Lasker and J. Sanchez).

Population Processes in Modular Benthic Invertebrates (R. Karlson).

Clones and Metapopulations (B. Okamura, et al.).

Subject Index.

Species Index.