Sex, Stress and Reproductive Success
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Beschreibung
Any events that challenge the survival of living organisms may beclassified as stressors. These stressors could include, forexample, lack of food, increased population pressure, predatorypressure, climatic events or in the case of humans, loss of a lovedone, lack of financial security or uncertainty in the future.Although most physiological systems are affected by stress, thosesystems that regulate reproductive physiology and behaviour are themost sensitive. All multicellular organisms show a stress relatedeffect on reproduction, although the more complex organisms, suchas mammals, have the most complex effects.
The objective of this book is to provide a comparative analysisof the mechanisms by which stress regulates reproduction exploringthe evolution of stress perceiving systems from the simplestorganisms to humans. Taking an integrated approach, utilising agenes-to-environment overview, the book examines the stressors thatoccur at all levels of organisation. These theories are used toexamine and explain human and animal reproductive behaviour andphysiology under stressful conditions providing a well-written,concise introduction to this important subject.
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David Lovejoy
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Agriculture Anatomie u. Physiologie Anatomy & Physiology Animal Agriculture Biowissenschaften Fortpflanzung Landwirtschaft Life Sciences Neuroscience Neurowissenschaften Tierhaltung
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"A well-written, accessible contribution in an emerging and growing field of study. Summing Up: Recommended. Academic readers, all levels." (Choice, 1 September 2011)
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