BookWilliam V. Holt, Janine L. Brown, Pierre Comizzoli, editors.
Contents:
Part 1. Introduction. Reproductive science as an essential component of conservation biology / William V. Holt, Janine L. Brown, and Pierre Comizzoli
"Mayday mayday mayday", the Millennium Ark is sinking? / Steven L. Monfort
Part 2. The big picture: can species survive and adapt in a changing world? Climate change, extinction risks, and reproduction of terrestrial vertebrates / Cynthia Carey
Impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals on reproduction in wildlife / Emmelianna Kumar and William V. Holt
The role of genomics in conservation and reproductive sciences / Warren E. Johnson and Klaus Koepfli
The epigenetic basis of adaptation and responses to environmental change: perspective on human reproduction / Agustín F. Fernández, Estela García Toraño, Rocío González Urdinguio, Abel Gayo Lana, Ignacio Arnott Fernández, and Mario F. Fraga
The black-footed ferret: on the brink of recovery? / Rachel M. Santymire, Travis M. Livieri, Heather Branvold-Faber, and Paul E. Marinari
Comparative reproductive biology of elephants / Janine L. Brown
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): a case study in the development of reproductive technology in a marsupial / Stephen D. Johnston and William V. Holt
Reproduction and advances in reproductive studies in carnivores / Katarina Jewgenow and Nucharin Songsasen
Methods to examine reproductive biology in free-ranging, fully-marine mammals / Janet M. Lanyon and Elizabeth A. Burgess
Amphibian declines in the twenty-first century: why we need assisted reproductive technologies / John Clulow, Vance L. Trudeau, and Andrew J. Kouba
The reality, use and potential for cryopreservation of coral reefs / Mary Hagedorn and Rebecca Spindler
Recent advances and prospects in germplasm preservation of rare and endangered species / Pierre Comizzoli and William V. Holt
Sperm DNA fragmentation and its role in wildlife conservation / Jaime Gosálvez, William V. Holt, and Stephen D. Johnston
Somatic cells, stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells: how do they now contribute to conservation? / Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, L. Antonio González-Grajales, Melissa Filice, and Pierre Comizzoli
Biosafety in embryos and semen cryopreservation, storage, management and transport / A. Bielanski
Fertility control in wildlife: review of current status, including novel and future technologies / Deborah Garside, Ayman Gebril, Manal Alsaadi, and Valerie A. Ferro
Cloning the mammoth: a complicated task or just a dream? / Pasqualino Loi, Joseph Saragusty, and Grazyna Ptak
Conclusions: environmental change, wildlife conservation and reproduction / William V. Holt, Janine L. Brown, and Pierre Comizzoli
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