Reproductive science and integrated conservation / edited by William V. Holt ... [et al.].

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Bibliographic Details
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Other Authors:
Holt, W. V.
Series:Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) ; 8.
Subjects:
Conservation biology.
Reproduction.
Format: Book
Reproductive science and integrated conservation /
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Richard Stone
  • 1. Toward more effective reproductive science for conservation / David E. Wildt, Susie Ellis, Donald Janssen and Jennifer Buff
  • 2. Behaviour and reproduction / Alan Dixson, Nancy Harvey, Marilyn Patton and Joanna Setchell
  • 3. Nutrition and its interaction with reproductive processes / Tom G. McEvoy and John J. Robinson
  • 4. Environmental chemicals and the threat to male fertility in mammals: evidence and perspective / Helen S. Baillie, Allan A. Pacey and Harry D. M. Moore
  • 5. Assessing the consequences of inbreeding for population fitness: past challenges and future prospects / Andrea C. Taylor
  • 6. Impacts of inbreeding on components of reproductive success / Karen Koeninger Ryan, Robert C. Lacy and Susan W. Margulis
  • 7. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in declining populations: an example of adaptive variation / Philip Hedrick
  • 8. When is the birth rate the key factor associated with population dynamics? / Tim Coulson and Elodie Hudson
  • 9. Reproductive and welfare monitoring for the management of ex situ populations / Amanda R. Pickard
  • 10. Non-invasive endocrine measures of reproduction and stress in wild populations / Steven L. Monfort
  • 11. Ultrasound for analysis of reproductive function in wildlife species / Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Janine L. Brown, Robert Hermes and Frank Goritz
  • 12. Role of embryo technologies in genetic management and conservation of wildlife / Naida M. Loskutoff
  • 13. Application of nuclear transfer technology to wildlife species / J. K. Critser, L. K. Riley and R. S. Prather
  • 14. Integrating reproductive sciences into recovery programmes for declining and extinct marsupial populations / Peter D. Temple-Smith
  • 15. Captive breeding and predator control: a successful strategy for conservation in Western Australia / Terry Fletcher and Keith Morris
  • 16. Black-footed ferret: model for assisted reproductive technologies contributing to in situ conservation / Jogayle Howard, Paul E. Marinari and David E. Wildt
  • 17. Genetic resource banks for species conservation / W. V. Holt, Teresa Abaigar, P. F. Watson and D. E. Wildt
  • 18. Fertility control for wildlife / John C. Rodger
  • 19. Contraceptive vaccine development / Karen E. Mate and Lyn A. Hinds
  • 20. Field applications of fertility control for wildlife management / Phil Cowan, Roger Pech and Paul Curtis
  • 21. Reproductive technologies and challenges in avian conservation and management / Ann M. Donoghue, Juan Manuel Blanco, George F. Gee, Yvonne K. Kirby and David E. Wildt
  • 22. Reptile reproduction and endocrinology / Valentine A. Lance
  • 23. Reproductive research and the worldwide amphibian extinction crisis / Terri L. Roth and Amy R. Obringer
  • 24. Reproduction in fishes in relation to conservation / Gordon McGregor Reid and Heather Hall
  • 25. Postscript - sex, wildlife and vindication / W. V. Holt, A. R. Pickard, J. C. Rodger and D. E. Wildt.

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