1st Edition

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (Agnathans and Bony Fishes) Sperm Competition Hormones

Edited By Barrie G M Jamieson Copyright 2009

    The animals loosely termed fish constitute more than half of all known vertebrate species. There are approximately 27,000 described living species of bony fishes (Euteleostomi = Osteichthyes), about 70 species of hagfishes and some 34 species of lampreys. Approximately 970 species are chondrichthyans, the sharks and their relatives, which were the subject of volume 3 in this series. It is perhaps because fishes live in a buoyant medium, whether it be fresh or sea water, that they show a diversity in body shapes that is unparalleled by other vertebrates. There is also a unique diversity in the modes of reproduction, whether by external or internal fertilization, and this, with the morphology and fine structure of the reproductive system and its components, is the subject of Part A. Part B deals with complementary topics: testes, sperm, and sperm competition; endocrinology of reproduction; pheromones and reproduction; copulatory structures: taxonomic overview and the potential for sexual selection; sexual selection: signaling and courtship; adaptation and evolution of reproductive mode in copulating cottoid species; fertilization; sex determination; parental care; reproduction in relation to conservation and exploitation of marine fishes; Cryopreservation of Gametes; Embryogenesis and Development; and Molecular Genetics of Development.

    Preface to the Series—Barrie G. M. Jamieson
    Preface to this VolumeBarrie G. M. Jamieson
    Testes, Sperm, and Sperm Competition Robert Montgomerie and John L. Fitzpatrick
    Endocrinology of Reproduction Falk Schneider and Ralf Poehland
    Pheromones and Reproduction Norman E Stacey
    Copulatory Structures: Taxonomic Overview and the Potential for Sexual Selection Jonathan P. Evans and Amy D. Meisner
    Sexual Selection: Signaling and Courtship Kenji Karino
    Adaptation and Evolution of Reproductive Mode in Copulating Cottoid Species Takuzo Abe and Hiroyuki Munehara
    Fertilization Kenji Murata
    Sex Determination Masaru Matsuda and Mitsuru Sakaizumi
    Parental Care Niclas Kolm
    Reproduction in Relation to Conservation and Exploitation of Marine Fishes Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri
    Live Preservation of Fish Gametes J. -C. Gwo, B. G. M. Jamieson and L. K. -P Leung
    Embryogenesis and Development Shicui Zhang, Haimanti Bhattacharya and Hongyan Li
    Molecular Genetics of Development Ben Tucker and Robert I. Richards
    Index
    Color Plate Section

    Biography

    Jamieson, Barrie G M

    The book, part of the series Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny, is organized into 13 chapters, each written by respective experts. The chapters reflect a range of biological perspectives, including development, endocrinology, conservation, aquaculture, and ecology, and the different points of view create an overall appreciation for the utility of these animals in science and society. … This volume will be most useful to evolutionary ecologists, as it collects together excellent chapters on parental care, sexual selection, and sperm competition that both review and synthesize the literature.This evolutionary ecology focus is complemented by a deeper understanding of the physiological aspects of reproduction from several other chapters.
    —Judith E. Mank, University of Oxford, in The Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 85, Number 2