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Reproduction in context : social and environmental influences on reproductive physiology and behavior / edited by Kim Wallen and Jill E. Schneider. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (x, 520 pages) : illustrations - Bradford book. .

"A Bradford Book."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction to the Study of Reproduction in Context / Environmental Context : Energy Balance and Reproduction -- Puberty and Energy Reserves : A Walk on the Wild Side / Inhibition of Reproduction in Service of Energy Balance / Environmental Contex t: Integration of Environmental Factors in Birds -- Toward an Ecological Basis of Hormone-Behavior Interactions in Reproduction of Birds / Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Mediating the Photoperiodic and Social Regulation of Seasonal Reproduction in Birds / Sex and Brain Secretions / Environmental Context : Integration of Environmental Factors in Mammals -- Timing of Reproduction by the Integration of Photoperiod with Other Seasonal Signals / Environmental and Social Influences on Seasonal Breeding and Immune Function / Feisty Females and Meek Males : Reproductive Strategies in the Spotted Hyena / Social Context and Reproductive Behavior -- Risky Business : Social Context and Hormonal Modulation of Primate Sexual Desire / Contextual Influences on Sociosexual Behavior in Monogamous Primates / Human Pheromones : Primers, Releasers, Signalers, or Modulators? / Social Context and Mechanisms Underlying Behavior -- Neuronal Integration of Chemosensory and Hormonal Signals in the Control of Male Sexual Behavior / Behavioral Activation of the Female Neuroendocrine Axis / Sexuality : The Environmental Organization of Phenotypic Plasticity / Jill E. Schneider -- Franklin H. Bronson -- Jill E. Schneider and George N. Wade -- John C. Wingfield [and others] -- Gregory F. Ball and George E. Bentley -- Rae Silver and Ann-Judith Silverman -- Theresa M. Lee and Michael R. Gorman -- Randy J. Nelson and Sabra L. Klein -- Kay E. Holekamp and Laura Smale -- Kim Wallen -- Jeffrey A. French and Colleene M. Schaffner -- Martha M. McClintock -- Ruth I. Wood and Jennifer M. Swann -- Patricia A. Schiml, Scott R. Wersinger and Emilie F. Rissman -- David Crews. IA. IB. IC. IIA. IIB.

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"Historically, reproductive science has focused on reproductive behaviors divorced from the contexts in which they occur. Taking a more integrated view, this book explores the neuroendocrine bases of reproduction in relation to their environmental and social contexts."--Jacket.

ISBN: 9780262285681 (electronic bk.) 0262285681 (electronic bk.) 0585177643 (electronic bk.) 9780585177649 (electronic bk.) (hc. ; alk. paper) (hc. ; alk. paper) 0262232049 9780262232043 9780262515511 (paperback) 0262515512 (paperback)

Standard No.: 9780262232043

Source: 5903 MIT Press 9780262285681 MIT Press

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA004367 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 000014278975 AU

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sex (Biology)
Reproduction.
Animal behavior.
Sex (Biology)--Social aspects.
Neuroendocrinology.
Sexual behavior in animals.
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Behavior, Animal
Neuroendocrinology
Reproduction
Sex
Sexualité (Biologie)
Reproduction.
Sexualité (Biologie)--Aspect social.
Neuroendocrinologie.
Comportement sexuel chez les animaux.
Animaux--Mœurs et comportement.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Developmental Biology.
Animal behavior.
Neuroendocrinology.
Reproduction.
Sex (Biology)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QP251 / .R44438 2000eb

Dewey Class. No.: 571.8/1

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2000 B-031 QP 251 / R4257 2000