| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 395 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Reproductive biology and phylogeny ; v. 5 |
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Reproductive biology and phylogeny ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
A brief history of research on gymnophionan reproductive biology and development / Marvalee H. Wake -- Caecilian phylogeny and classification / Mark Wilkinson and Ronald A. Nussbaum -- Anatomy with particular reference to the reproductive system / Jean-Marie Exbrayat and Jeanne Estabel -- Caecilian male Mullerian gland, with special reference to Uraeotyphlus narayani / Mohammad A. Akbarsha [and others] -- Endocrinology of reproduction in Gymnophiona / Jean-Marie Exbrayat -- Caecilian spermatogenesis / Mathew Smita [and others] -- Ultrastructure and phylogeny of caecilian spermatozoa / David M. Scheltinga and Barrie G.M. Jamieson -- Oogenesis and folliculogenesis / Jean-Marie Exbrayat -- Development of gonads / Elisabeth Anjubault and Jean-Marie Exbrayat -- Modes of parity and oviposition / Jean-Marie Exbrayat -- Viviparity in Typhlonectes compressicauda / Jean-Marie Exbrayat and Souad Hraoui-Bloquet -- Fertilization and embryonic development / Jean-Marie Exbrayat |
| Summary |
Annotation. One of the little known species in the danger of extinction, gymophionan amphibians, are also known as caecilians or apoda. Gymnophiona contains 154 species belonging to 34 genera and 6 families. For many years, studies on the Gymnophiona were disparate and still only a few species have been deeply studied. Fortunately, in recent years, some new works have been published on their systematics, using both the classical methods as well as immunology and molecular biology. New data have also been obtained on the biology, life history, reproductive biology, endocrinology and embryonic development of several species. These fascinating aspects along with other important ones on gymnophionan studies are ably reviewed in this book. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Caecilians -- Reproduction
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NATURE -- Animals -- Reptiles & Amphibians.
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Developmental biology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Exbrayat, J. M
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| LC no. |
2006045083 |
| ISBN |
9781578085514 |
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1578085519 |
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9781482280142 |
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1482280140 |
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0429082673 |
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9780429082672 |
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1281736805 |
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9781281736802 |
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9786611736804 |
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6611736808 |
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