Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation

William V. Holt

ISBN 10: 0521812151 / ISBN 13: 9780521812153

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Reproduction is essential to the continuation and evolution of life on this planet and is therefore a centrally important process in the conservation of wildlife. However, reproductive mechanisms are well understood in only a handful of vertebrate species, mostly domestic livestock and laboratory animals. This means that attempts to develop and implement management policies for wildlife conservation, and especially for endangered species that, by definition, are difficult to study, are often based on poor data or no data at all. In Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation leading authorities provide glimpses of reproductive diversity in fishes, amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals. Conservation plans are founded on the assumption that reproduction will be successful, but what if it fails This book reviews the many factors that influence reproduction, including genetics, behaviour and nutrition, and experts assess the potential conservation relevance of the recent rapid advances in reproductive technology and medicine.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521812151
• ISBN 13: 9780521812153
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 235 L x 157 A x 27 P (millimetri) 235 millimetri di larghezza per 157 millimetri di altezza per 27 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 764 grammi

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Riassunto

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

Informazioni sugli autori

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

Amanda Pickard is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London.

John Rodger is Director of the Australian Government's multi-organisation Cooperative Research Centre for Conservation and Management of Marsupials.

David Wildt is Senior Scientist and Head, Department of Reproductive Sciences, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington.