Reproduction Biology

Auteur
Professor Joy Hinson is an emeritus professor at Queen Mary University of London. She graduated from the University of London with a degree in comparative physiology before conducting research into adrenal endocrinology for her PhD and pursuing a career in research, publishing over 100 research papers, numerous reviews, and book chapters. In 2006 Joy was awarded the Doctorate of Science degree by the University of London, in recognition for the contribution she made to our understanding of the function of the adrenal cortex. Joy has taught endocrinology and reproduction to both medical students and biologists for many years and was awarded the Drapers' prize for outstanding teaching in 2009. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, serving since 2015 on the Education committee. Joy has co-authored books with Dr Peter Raven on The Endocrine System and Hormones, another title in the Oxford Biology Primers series. Dr Peter Raven graduated from St Bartholomew's Medical School in 1985. During his time at Barts he gained a BSc in biochemistry, a PhD in adrenal endocrinology, and an MBBS degree. After training as a doctor, he developed an interest in psychiatry and completed his psychiatry training in 1995, winning the Gold Medal and Gaskell Prize of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1994. Peter worked as an academic psychiatrist and Faculty Tutor at University College London until 2014. He has published extensively on both endocrinology and psychiatry, including co-authoring The Endocrine System and Hormones with Prof Hinson. He has a long-standing interest in teaching, focussing on medical students and junior doctors, and has contributed to several textbooks.

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This primer introduces the key elements of reproduction in humans and a wide range of animals and plants. It explains why different species have evolved completely different strategies to ensure their reproductive success by placing these strategies in the context of the specific challenges that they help overcome.

Résumé
Written primarily for 16-to-19-year-old students, this primer provides a highly accessible overview of key elements of reproduction in humans and a wide range of animals and plants. Reproduction Biology introduces the main approaches and strategies that organisms use to reproduce and ensure the survival of their young, including sexual and asexual reproduction, ways of attracting pollinators or mates, and parenting behaviours. It explains why different species have evolved completely different strategies to ensure their reproductive success by placing these strategies in the context of the specific challenges that they help overcome. The primer also highlights the impact of emerging environmental challenges, such as climate change and plant diseases, and considers cutting-edge research that offers new opportunities in the field of human reproduction, such as the development of new forms of contraception. Key features - Oxford Biology Primers are the only resource to introduce prospective and current students of undergraduate-level bioscience to a range of topics from this dynamic experimental science, enticing readers to study further - Its titles directly support two key transitions in the student journey: from school to undergraduate-level study, and from undergraduate to independent researcher - Its modular format offers a high degree of flexibility, with teachers being able to draw on specific volumes that augment the post-16 curriculum, university lecturers being able to draw on specific volumes at different stages of the undergraduate curriculum, and with materials from the series being available for access in both print and digital formats - Reproduction Biology is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Science Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

Contenu

• 1: Introduction to reproduction

• 2: Gamete production

• 3: The mating game

• 4: Producing offspring

• 5: Parenting in animals

• 6: Controlling human reproduction