Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences eBooks 2017 English+International

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Avian primordial germ cells / Takahiro Tagami, Daichi Miyahara, Yoshiaki Nakamura -- Sex-determining mechanism in avians / Asato Kuroiwa -- Female reproductive system and immunology / Yukinori Yoshimura, Animesh Barua -- Development and preservation of avian sperm / Atsushi Asano, Atsushi Tajima -- Avian egg and egg coat / Hiroki Okumura -- Fertilization 1: sperm-egg interaction / Shunsuke Nishio, Tsukasa Matsuda -- Fertilization 2: polyspermic fertilization / Shusei Mizushima -- Molecular and neuroendocrine mechanisms of avian seasonal reproduction / T. Katherine Tamai, Takashi Yoshimura -- Hormonal responses to a potential mate in male birds / Yasuko Tobari, Yoshimi Sato, Kazuo Okanoya -- Neuroendocrine control of broodiness / Takeshi Ohkubo -- Sperm storage in the female reproductive tract: a conserved reproductive strategy for better fertilization success / Mei Matsuzaki, Tomohiro Sasanami -- Avian biotechnology / Yoshiaki Nakamura.

"This book provides everything from basic knowledge to the recent understandings of avian reproductive physiology, covering many unique aspects. It will inspire avian biologists as well as researchers in varied fields and will offer important steps towards better fertilization success in birds. In spite of the recent remarkable developments in modern technology, a comprehensive understanding of the reproductive mechanisms is still far in the future due to the diverse reproductive tactics in vertebrates. Birds have highly refined reproductive strategies and some of those strategies are unique to birds. However, together with ongoing progress of the genome analysis of birds and the crying need for further increase in meat and egg production, research on avian reproduction is now accelerating and becoming more important. With contributions by leading scientists, the book explains avian primordial germ cells; the sex-determining mechanism; reproductive endocrinology and immunology; sperm, egg, and egg coat; sperm-egg interaction; polyspermic fertilization; seasonal reproduction; social triggers; hormonal and behavioral changes; broodiness; oviductal sperm storage; and biotechnology. This book is recommended for all researchers and students who are interested in birds or reproduction"--Publisher's description.