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Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates Volume 2: Amphibians

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Contents

Preface

Preface

Contributors

Dedication

Chapter 1 Sex Determination and Sexual Differentiation in Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 SEX DETERMINATION

3 SEX DIFFERENTIATION

4 SENSITIVITY OF SEX DETERMINATION/DIFFERENTIATION TO EPIGENETIC FACTORS

5 THE ROLE OF STEROID HORMONES

6 GENES INVOLVED IN GONADAL SEX DIFFERENTIATION

7 UNDIFFERENTIATED RACES, HERMAPHRODITISM, AND UNISEXUALS

8 CONCLUSION

ABBREVIATIONS

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction in Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (GnRH) SYSTEMS

3 REGULATION OF THE GnRH-I SYSTEM

4 THE ROLES OF PERIPHERAL GnRH IN REPRODUCTION

5 NONAPEPTIDES AND NEUROSTEROIDS

6 FUTURE DIRECTIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

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Chapter 3 Testicular Structure and Control of Sperm Development in Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 URODELES

3 ANURANS

4 GYMNOPHIONA

5 SUMMARY

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Chapter 4 Hormones and the Female Reproductive System of Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 OVARIAN STRUCTURE

3 OOGENESIS

4 OVIDUCTAL STRUCTURE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

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Chapter 5 Hormones, Sex Accessory Structures, and Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 SEX ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

3 SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS

4 FUTURE WORK

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Chapter 6 Stress and Reproduction in Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 DEFINITIONS OF STRESS

3 THE HYPOTHALAMUS-PITUITARY-ADRENAL (HPA) AXIS IN AMPHIBIANS

4 NEURONAL CIRCUITS MEDIATING ENDOCRINE RESPONSE TO STRESSORS

5 RESPONSE OF THE AMPHIBIAN ENDOCRINE SYSTEM TO STRESSORS

6 INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF STRESS AND THE HPA AXIS ON REPRODUCTION

7 ROLE OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS IN MEETING ENERGY DEMANDS DURING REPRODUCTION

8 ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF STRESS-INDUCED INHIBITION OF REPRODUCTION

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Chapter 7 Maternal Adaptations to Reproductive Modes in Amphibians

1 TOPICS AND TERMINOLOGY

2 OVIDUCTAL INCUBATION

3 SKIN INCUBATION

4 OTHER SITES OF INCUBATION

5 CONCLUSIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Chapter 8 Hormones and Reproductive Behavior in Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 APPROACHES

3 BACKGROUND TO REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS

4 MALE MATING BEHAVIORS

5 MALE ADVERTISEMENT BEHAVIOR

6 MALE MATE-SEARCHING BEHAVIORS

7 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS

8 FINAL CONCLUSIONS

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Chapter 9 Hormones and Reproductive Cycles innbspAnuran Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES

3 MALE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE

4 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE

5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

6 BIOREGULATORY MECHANISMS (MOLECULAR MACHINERY)

7 CONCLUDING REMARKS

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Chapter 10 Hormones and Reproductive Patterns in Urodele and Gymnophionid Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 LIFE-HISTORY PATTERNS IN URODELE AMPHIBIANS

3 ECOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE TIMING OF REPRODUCTION

4 FERTILIZATION

5 REPRESENTATIVE URODELE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLES

6 GYMNOPHIONA (CAECILIANS)

7 FUTURE DIRECTIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Chapter 11 Endocrine Disruption of Reproduction in Amphibians

1 INTRODUCTION

2 SOURCES OF ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDCs)

3 AMPHIBIANS AS TARGETS FOR ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDCs) AND OTHER EMERGING CONTAMINANTS (ECs)

4 AMPHIBIAN HORMONES RELATED TO METAMORPHOSIS AND REPRODUCTION

5 AMPHIBIANS AS MODELS FOR ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICAL (EDC) STUDIES

6 ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICAL (EDC) EFFECTS IN AMPHIBIANS

7 FUTURE STUDIES

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Species Index

Subject Index

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