Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation [Paperback]

This book illustrates the value of reproductive sciences in the management and conservation of wildlife species.In Reproductive Sciences and Integrated Conservation leading authorities provide glimpses of reproductive systems in a diverse range of animals. Reproductive systems vary widely between species, and yet hardly anything is known about most of the species on earth. Conservation plans are founded on the assumption that reproduction will be successful, but what if it fails? This book reviews the many factors that influence reproduction, including genetics, behaviour and nutrition, and experts assess the potential conservation relevance of the recent rapid advances in reproductive technology and medicine.In Reproductive Sciences and Integrated Conservation leading authorities provide glimpses of reproductive systems in a diverse range of animals. Reproductive systems vary widely between species, and yet hardly anything is known about most of the species on earth. Conservation plans are founded on the assumption that reproduction will be successful, but what if it fails? This book reviews the many factors that influence reproduction, including genetics, behaviour and nutrition, and experts assess the potential conservation relevance of the recent rapid advances in reproductive technology and medicine.Reproductive mechanisms are well understood in only a handful of vertebrate species, mostly domestic livestock and laboratory animals. This means that attempts to develop and implement management policies for wildlife conservation of endangered species are often based on poor data or no data at all. In Reproductive Sciences and Integrated Conservation, leading authorities examine reproductive diversity in fishes, amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals. They review the many factors that influence reproduction--including genetics, behavior and nutrition--and assess the potential conservation relevance of the recent rapid advances in reproductive technology and medicinelc%