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9781578083602

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea: Whales, Porpoises and Dolphins

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    9781578083602

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    1578083605

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-01-06
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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The order Cetacea comprises some amazing species, representing some of the most evolved creatures that inhabit this earth. Yet, they also represent a group of species for which much remains unknown. There are over 80 species of cetaceans composed of porpoises, dolphins and whales. This volume represents the latest of published and previously unpublished information regarding cetacean reproductive biology and phylogeny.

Table of Contents

Cetacea : an historical overviewp. 1
Fossil historyp. 35
Classification and molecular phylogenyp. 95
Functional anatomy of the cetacean reproductive system, with comparisons to the domestic dogp. 127
Anatomy with particular reference to the femalep. 147
Endocrinology of reproductionp. 171
Ovary, oogenesis, and ovarian cyclep. 193
Testis, spermatogenesis, and testicular cyclesp. 215
The mature cetacean spermatozoonp. 245
Fertilizationp. 281
Embryogenesis and development in Stenella attenuata and other cetaceansp. 307
Placental structure and comments on gestational ultrasonographic examinationp. 331
Courtship and mating behaviorp. 349
Reproduction in relation to conservation and commercial exploitationp. 371
Population genetics of marine mammalsp. 391
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