1st Edition

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (Agnathans and Bony Fishes) Phylogeny, Reproductive System, Viviparity, Spermatozoa

Edited By Barrie G M Jamieson Copyright 2009
    802 Pages
    by CRC Press

    802 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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 the present volume. A large part of this book deals with the ultrastructure of spermatozoa, with some discussion of phylogenetic implications.

    Phylogeny and Classification
    The Ovary, Folliculogenesis, and Oogenesis in Teleosts
    Modifications in Ovarian and Testicular Morphology Associated with Viviparity in Teleosts
    The Testis and Spermatogenesis in Teleosts
    Male Reproductive System: Spermatic Duct and Accessory Organs of the Testis
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa in Agnathans
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Euteleostomi (=Osteichthyes): Cladistia
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Chondrostei
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Neopterygii: Holostei through Osteoglossomorpha
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Elopomorpha and Clupeomorpha
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Ostariophysi
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Euteleostei: Argentiformes, Esociformes, Salmoniformes and Osmeriformes
    Neoteleostei: Stenopterygii, Cyclosquamata, Scopelomorpha and Paracanthopterygii
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Acanthopterygii: Mugilomorpha and Atherinomorpha
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Acanthopterygii Continued: Percomorpha
    Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa: Sarcopterygii
    Sperm Modifications Related to Insemination, with Examples from the Ostariophysi

    Biography

    Barrie G M Jamieson

    This book is one of a number of volumes in a series entitled Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny that addresses a wide variety of taxonomic groups. One major feature of the book, as with others in the series, is the attention to phylogeny and classification as a framework for understanding reproductive biology … . Collectively, the contributions are authored by several internationally recognized researchers. … An enormous amount of information is compiled in this text. Without a doubt it will be an invaluable reference for a wide variety of biologists … .
    — David C. Heins, Tulane University, in The Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 85, Number 2