Reproductive Physiology of Marsupials

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Historical introduction; 2. Breeding biology of marsupials by family; 3. Sexual differentiation and development; 4. Male anatomy and spermatogenesis; 5. The female urogenital tract and oogenesis; 6. Ovarian function and control; 7. Pregnancy and parturition; 8. Lactation; 9. Neuroendocrine control of seasonal breeding; 10. Marsupials and the evolution of mammalian reproduction; References; Index.