V. Holt / R. Pickard / C. Rodger / E. Wildt (eds.)

Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation

Herausgeber: Holt, William V.; Rodger, John C.; Pickard, Amanda R.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book illustrates the value of reproductive sciences in the management and conservation of wildlife species.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9780521011105
• ISBN-10: 0521011108
• Artikelnr.: 21964162

Autorenporträt

WILLIAM V. HOLT is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, and heads the Reproductive Biology Group.

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Foreword Richard Stone; Part I. Introduction: 1.
Toward more effective reproductive science for conservation David E. Wildt,
Susie Ellis, Donald Janssen and Jennifer Buff; Part II. Reproduction and
Population Viability: Introduction; 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; Part
III. Reproductive Techniques for Conservation Management: Introduction; 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; Part IV.
Integrated Conservation Management: Introduction; 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; Part V. Reproductive Science in Non-Mammalian
Species: Introduction; 21. Reproductive technologies and challenges in
avian conservation and management Ann M. Donoghue, Juan Manuel Blanco,
George F. Gee, Yvonne Kirkby 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 Obringer; 24.
Reproduction in fishes in relation to conservation Gordon McGregor Reid and
Heather Hall; Part VI. Conclusion: 25. Postscript - sex, wildlife and
vindication W. V. Holt, A. R. Pickard, J. C. Rodger and D. E. Wildt; Index.