Egg Incubation

Its Effects on Embryonic Development in Birds and Reptiles

By: D. Charles Deeming (Editor), Mark W. J. Ferguson (Editor)

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Paperback | 11 November 2004

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This book reviews comprehensively incubation effects on embryonic development in birds and reptiles and presents the first ever synthesis of data from these two vertebrate classes. The book is in three parts. The first deals with the structure, shape and function of eggs. The second examines the effects of the four main parameters on the process of incubation: temperature, water relations, respiratory gas exchange, and turning. The third section deals with early embryonic development and the methods used to investigate and manipulate the embryo. Further chapters deal with aestivation, megapodes and oviparity. International experts in each field have contributed to this extensively referenced volume and it will be of great interest not only to research biologists, but also to bird and reptile breeders, whether in commercial organisations or in zoos.

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"...an authoritative summary of achievements in the physiological ecology of egg incubation of birds and reptiles, not only reviewing recent developments in this field but defining areas for inquiry. It is exactly what is required for advances in our understanding of the physiology and evolution of the amniote egg." Barry Sinervo, Science "This authoritative work stands as a comprehensive guide to a changing field, and will prove valuable to individuals in developmental biology, physiology, ecology, evolutionary biology, wildlife management, and other zoological disciplines." Choice "As stated in the preface, 'this book...aims to be a comprehensive review of relevant and avian embryonic data: a text designed as a reference guide for the next few years.' The coverage is actually broader than that, and the book serves its purpose well." Thomas R. Howell, Journal of Field Ornithology

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Preface
Maternal diet, maternal proteins and egg quality
Comparative composition and utilisation of yolk lipid by embryonic birds and reptiles
Oviductal proteins and their influence on embryonic development in birds and reptiles
Fluxes during embryogenesis
Eggshell structure and formation in eggs of oviparous reptiles
Shell structure and formation in avian eggs
Physical characteristics of reptilian eggs and a comparison with avian eggs
Egg shape in birds
The thermal energetics of incubated birds' eggs
Physiological effects of incubation temperature on embryonic development in reptiles and birds
Cold torpor, diapause, delayed hatching and aestivation in reptiles and birds
Physical factors affecting the water exchange of buried reptile eggs
The physiological and ecological importance of water to embryos of oviparous reptiles
Roles of water in avian eggs
Water economy and solute regulation of reptilian and avian embryos
The avian eggshell as a mediating barrier: respiratory gas fluxes and pressures during development
Gas exchange across reptilian eggshells
Metabolism and energetics of reptilian and avian embryos
Reasons for the dichotomy in egg turning in birds and reptiles
A comparison of reptilian eggs with those of megapode birds
Why birds lay eggs
Influences of incubation requirements on the evolution of viviparity
Overview of early stages of avian and reptilian development
Ions and ion regulating mechanisms in the developing fowl embryo
Electrochemical processes during embryonic development
Methods for shell-less and semi-shell-less culture of avian and reptilian embryos
Experimental studies on cultured, shell-less fowl embryos: calcium transport, skeletal development and cardio-vascular functions
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