The Biology of Reproduction

Reproduction is a fundamental feature of life, it is the way life persists across the ages. This book offers new, wider vistas on this fundamental biological phenomenon, exploring how it works through the whole tree of life. It explores facets such as asexual reproduction, parthenogenesis, sex determination and reproductive investment, with a taxonomic coverage extended over all the main groups - animals, plants including 'algae', fungi, protists and bacteria. It collates into one volume perspectives from varied disciplines - including zoology, botany, microbiology, genetics, cell biology, developmental biology, evolutionary biology, animal and plant physiology, and ethology - integrating information into a common language. Crucially, the book aims to identify the commonalties among reproductive phenomena, while demonstrating the diversity even amongst closely related taxa. Its integrated approach makes this a valuable reference book for students and researchers, as well as an effective entry point for deeper study on specific topics.

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• Authors: Giuseppe Fusco, Giuseppe (Universita Degli Studi DI Padova Fusco, Fusco Giuseppe, Alessandro Minelli, Alessandro (Universita degli Studi di Padova Minelli, Minelli Alessandro
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781108731713
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73171-3
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 245 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Evolution, Animal behaviour, Genetics (non-medical), Psychology: sexual behaviour, Ethology and animal behaviour, Zoology and animal sciences, Sexual Behaviour, Human reproduction, growth & development, Botany and plant sciences, Animal Reproduction, Human reproduction, growth and development, Plant Reproduction & Propagation