1st Edition
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona: Caecilians
408 Pages
by
CRC Press
408 Pages
by
CRC Press
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One of the little known species in the danger of extinction, gymophionan amphibians, are also known as caecilians or apoda. Gymnophiona contains 154 species belonging to 34 genera and 6 families. For many years, studies on the Gymnophiona were disparate and still only a few species have been deeply studied. Fortunately, in recent years, some new works have been published on their systematics,... Read more
A Brief History of Research on Gymnophionan Reproductive Biology and Development
Caecilian Phylogeny and Classification; Anatomy with Particular Reference to the Reproductive System
Caecilian Male Mullerian Gland, with Special Reference to Uraeotyphlus narayani
Endocrinology of Reproduction in Gymnophiona
Caecilian Spermatogenesis; Ultrastructure and Phylogeny of Caecilian Spermatozoa
Oogenesis and Folliculogensis; Development of Gonads
Modes of Parity and Oviposition; Viviparity in Typhlonectes compressicauda
Fertilization and Embryonic Development
Index
Biography
Jamieson, Barrie G M; Exbrayat, Jean-Marie
