Socioendocrinology of Primate Reproduction
Published on 19. March 1990
Book
Hardback
226 pages
978-0-471-56757-8 (ISBN)
Description
A new field of study devoted to understanding the interactions between hormones and behaviour in animals residing in social groups is examined here. This important work explores reproductive patterns in a number of primates and offers information that links reproductive endocrinology with evolutionary biology. Informative chapters review relevant literature and present new findings on the socioendocrinology of prosimians, marmosets, tamarins, macaques, vervets, apes and human beings. The book examines such major themes as: reproductive maturation and the timing of menarche, menstrual cycle synchrony and suppression, intersexual influences on reproductive endocrinology, lactational suppression of ovulation and status-related effects of neuroendocrine function.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 53 mm
Width: 36 mm
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-56757-8 (9780471567578)
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Content
Family Composition, Stress, and the Timing of Human Menarche (M. Surbey). Socioendocrine Interactions in Great Ape Reproduction (C. Graham & R. Nadler). The Socioendocrinology of Reproductive Development and Reproductive Success in Macaques (F. Bercovitch & R. Goy). Social Influences on Endocrine Function in Male Vervet Monkeys (M. Raleigh & M. McGuire). Social Interactions and Determinants of Ovulation in Tamarins (Saguinus) (T. Ziegler, et al.). Social Control of Ovulation in Marmoset Monkeys: A Neuroendocrine Basis for the Study of Infertility (D. Abbott, et al.). Social Influences on the Reproductive Success and Reproductive Endocrinology of Prosimian Primates (M. Izard). Socioendocrinology: Key to a Fundamental Synergy (C. Worthman). Index.