Reproductive sciences in animal conservation : progress and prospects /

Reproductive biology is more than the development of techniques for helping with too little or too much breeding. While some of the relevant techniques are useful for individual species, technical developments have to be backed up by thorough biological understanding of the background behind the pro...

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Autres auteurs: Brown, Janine L., Comizzoli, Pierre, Holt, William V.
Format: eBook
Langue:English
Publié: New York, NY Springer New York 2014.
Collection:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 753
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Résumé:Reproductive biology is more than the development of techniques for helping with too little or too much breeding. While some of the relevant techniques are useful for individual species, technical developments have to be backed up by thorough biological understanding of the background behind the problems. This book is therefore threefold; (1) it provides a snapshot of the state of the art in terms of species-specific reproductive technologies, whether for individual animals or whole taxonomic groups; (2) it sets the reproductive problems in context and emphasizes the links between animal-based problems and the wider world, e.g. reproductive fitness and (3) it looks forward and presents realistic assessments of how effective some of the more recently developed techniques in reproductive technology might be at combating extinctions. This is a wide-ranging book that will be relevant to anyone involved in reproductive biology or in species conservation and provides provide them some useful perspectives about the real utility of current and emerging technologies. It has contributions from experts in reproduction and related fields.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (XV, 533 pages.) 49 illustrations., 34 illustrations. in colour. digital
ISBN:9781493908202
ISSN:0065-2598