Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom

Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom
Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 464
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783642660696
ISBN-13 : 364266069X
Rating : 4/5 (69X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom by : R. Reinboth

Download or read book Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom written by R. Reinboth and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Richard Goldschmidt' coined the term "intersexuality" in 1915, he intended it to apply to normally dioecious species which exhibit some kind of mixture between male and female characters. However, as knowledge of the bewildering variability present in the sexual orga nization of members of the animal kingdom has increased, the original meaning of the word has changed. Today many authors define inter sexuality as "the presence of both male and female characteristics, or of intermediate sexual characteristics, in a single individual".2 This more extensive and widely accepted concept justifies the title of our book •. Among all the anatomical and physiological features of living organisms the reproductive system has a unique importance for the perpetuation of the species. Conversely, reproductive processes are of little or no account for the viability of the individual. Therefore, within the framework of general biology reproduction has all too often been looked at solely from the point of view of genetics. Lively discussions about genotypic versus phenotypic sex determination long dominated the sci entific literature on sexuality in animals; this one-sided emphasis has tended to obscure many important facets of an organism's ability to reproduce. Recent developments in current biological research have brought the classic problem of sex differentiation into focus again, and the rapid progress being made in comparative endocrinology has added a new di mension to the study of reproductive biology.


Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom Related Books

Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom
Language: en
Pages: 464
Authors: R. Reinboth
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When Richard Goldschmidt' coined the term "intersexuality" in 1915, he intended it to apply to normally dioecious species which exhibit some kind of mixture bet
Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom
Language: en
Pages: 476
Authors: Rudolf Reinboth
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1975 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When Richard Goldschmidt' coined the term "intersexuality" in 1915, he intended it to apply to normally dioecious species which exhibit some kind of mixture bet
Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom
Language: en
Pages: 472
Authors: R Reinboth
Categories: Intersexuality
Type: BOOK - Published: 1975-05-12 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Biological Exuberance
Language: en
Pages: 1549
Authors: Bruce Bagemihl
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-04-10 - Publisher: St. Martin's Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Publishers Weekly Best Book One of the New York Public Library's "25 Books to Remember" for 1999 Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched, filled with
Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction
Language: en
Pages: 571
Authors: Norman Adler
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The subject of this book is neuroendocrinology, that branch of biological science devoted to the interactions between the two major integrative organ systems of