The Hamster

Reproduction and Behavior

Buch | Softcover

458 Seiten

2012 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4757-0817-2 (ISBN)

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Invasion of America: Dissemination and Proliferation . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . 18 References . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . Introduction . 23 . 29 . 33 . Ovarian Steroids and Ovulation . 35 .

viii The final section consists of a chapter on development by Thomas Schoenfeld and Christiana Leonard and three chapters devoted to functions of individuals. These in clude biological rhythms by Lawrence Morin, energy balance by Katarina Borer, and the visual and somatosensory systems by Barbara Finlay and Claire Berian. I am extremely delighted and proud to have played a role in this work and I wish to thank each contributor, Plenum Press (especially Kirk Jensen), Jay Rosenblatt, and the Rutgers University Research Council. In addition, I extend my thanks and my love to my family-Marilyn, Matt, Paul, Scott, and my mother and father, who taught me to appreciate animals. Harold I. Siegel Newark, New Jersey Contents I. Origin 0/ the Hamster Chapter 1 History of the Capture and Domestication of the Syrian Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse) MICHAEL R. MURPHY 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. The Early Years: Discovery and Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. On the Road to Jerusalem: Capture and Breeding ................... 7 4. The Invasion of America: Dissemination and Proliferation . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . 5. New Genes on the Line: A Reconnaissance Expedition to Aleppo ....... 17 6. Conclusion ................................................. 18 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Reproductive Endocrinology Chapter 2 The Estrous Cycle ROBERT D. LISK 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Sexual Maturation-The First Estrous Cycle ....................... 24 2.1. The Ovary............................................. 26 2.2. The Pituitary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . 2.3. The Brain ............................................. 31 3. Follicle Maturation and Ovulation ............................... 33 3.1. Time of Ovulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . 3.2. Ovarian Steroids and Ovulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . .

I. Origin of the Hamster.- 1 History of the Capture and Domestication of the Syrian Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse).- II. Reproductive Endocrinology.- 2 The Estrous Cycle.- 3 Endocrinology of the Pregnant Hamster.- 4 Male Hamster Reproductive Endocrinology.- 5 Pineal—Reproductive Interactions.- III. Social Behaviors.- 6 Communication.- 7 Sexual Differentiation and Development.- 8 Female Sexual Behavior.- 9 Male Sexual Behavior.- 10 Parental Behavior.- 11 Neural Basis of Reproductive Behavior.- 12 Aggressive Behavior.- IV. Development and Individual Function.- 13 Behavioral Development in the Syrian Golden Hamster.- 14 Biological Rhythms.- 15 Regulation of Energy Balance in the Golden Hamster.- 16 Visual and Somatosensory Processes.- Appendix: Characteristics of Mesocricetus auratus.

Zusatzinfo	186 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-4757-0817-3 / 1475708173
ISBN-13	978-1-4757-0817-2 / 9781475708172
Zustand	Neuware