Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 4

David O. Norris is Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado. He obtained his BS from the Baldwin-Wallace University and his PhD from the University of Washington. His broad research areas include environmental endocrinology and forensic botany. In the area of environmental endocrinology, his studies have focused on the neuroendocrine control of thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive functions with special interest in the role of environmental factors that alter the activities of these neuroendocrine systems. Kristin H. Lopez obtained her MA and PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research interests include morphological and physiological aspects of vertebrate reproduction and development, especially sex differentiation and ovarian function in reptiles and amphibians. She has enthusiastically supported the development of young scientists through teaching, textbook development, outreach, and programs to increase diverse representation in STEM.

• 1. Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction in BirdsTakayoshi Ubuka and George E. Bentley2. Avian Testicular Structure, Function, and RegulationPierre Deviche, Laura L. Hurley, and H. Bobby Fokidis3. Organization and Functional Dynamics of the Avian OvaryA.L. Johnson4. Maternal Hormones in Avian EggsNikolaus von Engelhardt and Ton G.G. Groothuis5. Stress and Reproduction in BirdsCreagh W. Breuner6. Hormonal Regulation of Avian Courtship and Mating Behaviors Lauren V. Riters and Sarah J. Alger 7. Hormones and Regulation of Parental Behavior in BirdsCarol M. Vleck and David Vleck8. Hormones in Migration and Reproductive Cycles of BirdsMarilyn Ramenofsky9. Endocrine Disruption of Reproduction in BirdsMary Ann Ottinger, Karen Dean, and Moira McKernan , Michael J. Quinn, Jr.

"This book provides an extensive review of our current knowledge of the endocrinology of reproduction in birds...The contributors to this book are all internationally known for their expertise in the field of reproductive endocrinology, and I believe that this book will be a valued reference for avian eco-physiologists in the coming decade."--Marine Ornithology Volume 40, No. 1, 2012"This is an essential reference giving an overview of recent studies in the field of endocrinology, physiology, behavior reproductive anatomy under the angle of ecology and evolution. Eighteen contributors mainly American, have contributed to this volume which will be very useful to endocrinologists, physiologists, but also to students in these areas."--Alauda, 81 (4), 2013