Evolution of External Genital Development

Special Topic Issue: Sexual Development 2015, Vol. 9, No. 1

Buch | Softcover

68 Seiten

2015
Karger, S (Verlag)
978-3-318-03022-8 (ISBN)

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Providing new insights into the developmental mechanisms involved in the evolution of external genitals, the articles in this special issue provide a comparative analysis across terrestrial vertebrates. The evolutionary transition from external to internal fertilization in vertebrates was facilitated by the emergence of novel organs, the external genitals. Reptiles as well as birds exhibit remarkable phenotypic diversity, ranging from the paired hemipenises of snakes and lizards, to the elaborate corkscrew penises of waterfowl, and to the complete absence of an intromittent penis in most birds. This special topic issue presents new studies on the external genital development in birds, lizards, snakes, alligators, and turtles. The articles discuss new insights into the evolutionary developmental biology (‘evo-devo’) of external genitals and provide explanations for the evolution of human congenital malformations, such as hypospadias. Offering novel perspectives on the evolution of reproductive organs, Evolution of External Genital Development will be of special interest to developmental and reproductive biologists as well as comparative and evolutionary morphologists.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.2.2015
Zusatzinfo	27 fig., 20 in color, 2 tab.
Verlagsort	Basel
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 280 mm
Gewicht	30 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
Schlagworte	anatomy • evolutionary biology • Genetics • Urology • Zoology
ISBN-10	3-318-03022-8 / 3318030228
ISBN-13	978-3-318-03022-8 / 9783318030228
Zustand	Neuware