Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The book includes coverage of endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, behaviour, and anatomy of mammalian reproduction. It provides a broad treatment of the roles of pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and gonadal hormones in all aspects of reproduction, as well as descriptions of major life history events. New to this edition are chapters on the evolution of viviparity, reproduction of ungulates, carnivores, and marine mammals as well as a concluding assessment of the effect of environmental influences on mammals.

The initial chapters in this book broadly examine sex determination, reproductive neuroendocrinology, stress, and hormonal regulation as they relate to male and female reproductive structure and function. Subsequent chapters introduce the evolution of viviparity and examine pregnancy in eutherian mammals, parturition, pheromones, and behavioural neuroendocrinology. The book concludes with an examination of the environmental influences on hormones and reproduction of mammals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals and climate change.

1. Sexual Differentiation of the Mammalian Brain
2. Neuroendocrine Control of Gonadotropins in Mammals
3. Endocrine and Paracrine Regulation of Mammalian Spermatogenesis
4. The Endocrinology of the Mammalian Ovary
5. The Evolution of Viviparity
6. Hormones and Pregnancy in Eutherian Mammals
7. Hormones and Parturition in Mammals
8. Hormones and Lactation in Mammals
9. Stress and Reproduction in Mammals
10. Behavioral Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction
11. Pheromones and Reproduction in Mammals
12. Reproductive Endocrinology of Protherians and Metatherians
13. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Rodents
14. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Bats
15. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Primates
16. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Ungulates
17. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Marine Mammals
18. Hormones and Reproductive Cycles in Carnivores
19. Environmental influences on Hormones and Reproduction in Mammals