Reproductive Sciences in Animal Conservation Hardcover - 2019
by Pierre Comizzoli (Editor); Janine L. Brown (Editor); William V. Holt (Editor)
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This second edition emphasizes the environmental impact on reproduction, with updated chapters throughout as well as complete new chapters on species such as sharks and rays. This is a wide-ranging book that will be of relevance to anyone involved in species conservation, and provides critical perspectives on the real utility of current and emerging reproductive sciences.
Understanding reproductive biology is centrally important to the way many of the world's conservation problems should be tackled. Currently the extinction problem is huge, with up to 30% of the world's fauna being expected to disappear in the next 50 years. Nevertheless, it has been estimated that the global population of animals in zoos encompasses 12,000 - 15,000 species, and we anticipate that every effort will be made to preserve these species for as long as possible, minimizing inbreeding effects and providing the best welfare standards available. Even if the reproductive biology community cannot solve the global biodiversity crisis for all wild species, we should do our best to maintain important captive populations.
Reproductive biology in this context is much more than the development of techniques for helping with too little or too much breeding. While some of the relevant techniques are useful for individual species that society might target for a variety of reasons, whether nationalistic, cultural or practical, technical developments have to be backed up by thorough biological understanding of the background behind the problems.
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- Title Reproductive Sciences in Animal Conservation
- Author Pierre Comizzoli (Editor); Janine L. Brown (Editor); William V. Holt (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 559
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Date 2019-09-11
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9783030236328 / 3030236323
- Weight 2.13 lbs (0.97 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.25 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 3.18 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Health & Fitness
- Dewey Decimal Code 590
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