Reproductive and Developmental Strategies

The Continuity of Life

Kazuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kitano, Yasuhiro Iwao , Mariko Kondo

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Springer Verlag, Japan
11 June 2018

Developmental biology; Animal reproduction

Series: Diversity and Commonality in Animals

This book provides new insights into the universality of biological systems in animal reproduction and development by a comparative study of a variety of mechanisms in animals ranging from basal invertebrates to vertebrates, including mammals.

Animals accomplish genetic diversity through meiosis and fertilization, and during embryogenesis animals must produce specialized cell types, including germ cells, in accordance with their individual body plan. This series of phenomena is essential to the continuity of life in the animal kingdom, and animals show various reproductive and developmental strategies.

This volume, comprising four parts, reviews animal kingdom diversity, including reproductive strategies and germ cell differentiation mechanisms (Part 1), sex determination and differentiation (Part2), the mechanisms of fertilization (Part 3), and body axis formation (Part 4). Readers will find descriptions of the reproduction or development of 180 species, 13 phyla, 35 classes, 74 orders, 117 families, and 151 genera in this book. Of particular interest is the diversity of molecules and mechanisms used to achieve the same biological purpose in different animals.

Undergraduates, graduate students, and professional scientists who want a deeper understanding of animal reproductive and developmental mechanisms will find this book to be of great value.

Edited by: Kazuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kitano, Yasuhiro Iwao, Mariko Kondo
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Japan
Country of Publication: Japan
Edition: 2018 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 1.370kg
ISBN: 9784431566076
ISBN 10: 4431566074
Series: Diversity and Commonality in Animals
Pages: 790
Publication Date: 11 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kazuya Kobayashi Department of Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University Hirosaki, Japan Takeshi KitanoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto, Japan Yasuhiro Iwao Laboratory of Reproductive Developmental Biology, Division of Earth Sciences, Biology, and Chemistry, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi UniversityYamaguchi, Japan Mariko Kondo Misaki Marine Biological Station, Graduate School of Science, The University of TokyoMiura, Japan