Reproduction in mammals : the female perspective / Virginia Hayssen, Teri Orr.
Reproduction in mammals : the female perspective / Virginia Hayssen, Teri Orr.
Reproduction in mammals : the female perspective / Virginia Hayssen, Teri Orr.
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Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/4963
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 352 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. The female perspective -- 2. Evolution and diversity -- Part one: The reproducing female. 3. Inheritance ; 4. Anatomy ; 5. Physiology : cells, systems, populations, and ecology -- Part two: Cycles. 6. Oogenesis to conception ; 7. Gestation : conception to birth or hatching ; 8. Birth and the neon...
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
2017.
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"Humans typically have only one baby at a time following nine months of pregnancy, but other mammals have 20 or more young after only a few weeks in utero. What causes this incredible reproductive diversity? Reproduction in Mammals is a fascinating examination of the diverse reproductive strategies of a broad spectrum of mammals and the ways in whi...
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Reproduction in mammals : the female perspective / Virginia Hayssen, Teri Orr.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-327) and indexes.
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©2017
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G 2017/4963
Record Identifier
74VKVgpgvjE3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgpgvjE3
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ISBN
9781421423159 hardcover alkaline paper
1421423154 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
599.156
MMS ID
991024143117902626
