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Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction - A Compendium of Species-Specific Data (Hardcover, Second Edition, Revised)
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Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction - A Compendium of Species-Specific Data (Hardcover, Second Edition, Revised)
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Since the appearance of the second edition of Sydney A. Asdell's
widely used Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction in 1964, the field
of reproductive physiology has expanded dramatically. Accordingly,
this revision adopts a different structure from previous editions,
substituting empirical delineations for physiological
interpretations. With the emphases now on a presentation of the
published facts of mammalian reproduction, it provides a thorough
compilation of what is known about the basic reproductive biology
of each of the 4300 mammalian species.To gather information, the
authors examined more than 20,000 publications, dating up to 1992.
They used primary sources as much as possible, supplementing them
with English translations of Russian, Finnish, Chinese, and
Japanese journals. The data are presented in taxonomic order. Each
familial account summarizes the pattern of reproduction for the
family and provides lists of citations arranged by topic of the
literature on the endocrinology, reproductive anatomy, and
reproductive physiology of the family. Following each account is a
tabular listing of species-specific data for neonatal mass and
size, weaning mass and size, litter size, age at sexual maturity,
estrous cycle length, gestation length, lactation length, number of
litters per year, and seasonality of reproduction. For each of
these reproductive variables, the range of data gleaned from the
literature is given, together with the source of each value
listed.Virginia Hayssen is Assistant Professor of Biology at Smith
College. Ari Van Tienhoven is Professor of Animal Physiology,
Emeritus, at Cornell University. Ans Van Tienhoven assisted in the
compilation of data for the book.
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