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Johnson, M. A., & Wade, J. (2011). Chapter 2 - neuroendocrinology of reptilian reproductive behavior. In D. Norris & K. Lopez (Eds.), Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates Vol. 3 - Reptiles, (pp. 39–61). San Diego: Elsevier.
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374930-7.10002-0 BibTeX citation key: Johnson2011 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Echsen = saurians, Fortpflanzung = reproduction, Panzerechsen = crocodilia, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Schlangen = snakes Creators: Johnson, Lopez, Norris, Wade Publisher: Elsevier (San Diego) Collection: Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates |
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Reptiles provide ideal species in which to address questions of the neuroendocrine influence on reproduction, as they exhibit extensive variation in many reproductive traits. This chapter describes the use of comparisons among and within reptilian species that allow detailed investigations of the relationships between neuroendocrine mechanisms and reproductive behaviors. In particular, we explore comparisons among species with different courtship and copulatory behaviors and different modes of sex determination, between sexes and among alternative reproductive morphs, and across environmental conditions that may facilitate or inhibit breeding. The roles of hormones and their receptors, neural structures, and associated muscular systems in the production of reproductive behaviors are reviewed, along with the effects of developmental and adult plasticity in producing their diversity. This discussion is framed around the lizard Anolis carolinensis, the species for which the most neuroendocrine information is available, and research on other species is reviewed.
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