Concepts in Reproduction

Gary M. Wessel, PhD, Professor of Biology at Brown University, is an experienced researcher in the field of reproduction and early development. He served as Editor-in-Chief and as a member of the editorial board of several journals in the area of reproduction and development.Julian L. Wong, PhD, is an active scientist working to identify novel therapeutics. He previously worked on fertilization and cellular reprogramming, and served for a decade as the Managing Editor for a reproduction journal.Carmen J. Williams, MD, PhD, Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, has studied basic and clinical reproductive biology for more than thirty-five years and published extensively in the field. She was an Associate Editor for two reproduction journals and co-directed the Frontiers in Reproduction summer research course at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA).Mark A. Johnson, PhD, Professor of Biology at Brown University, has studied plant reproduction for twenty-five years. He is on the Board of the International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research and hosted the 27th International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction in 2024.Harvey Florman, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His research focused on aspects of fertilization and sperm physiology in mammals. He was Editor-in-Chief of journals in the field and directed the Frontiers in Reproduction summer research course at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA).

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Eukaryotes and Sexual Reproduction2. Meiosis3. Diversity in Reproduction4. Hormones and Signaling5. The Egg6. Sperm7. Supporting Cells8. Sperm-Egg Interaction9. The Egg-to-Embryo Transition10. Formation of Primordial Germ Cells11. Primordial Germ Cells Migrate to the Gonad12. Germ-line Stem Cells13. Sex Determination14. The Ovary: Where Female Gametes are Made15. Making Male Gametes16. Hermaphroditism & Sex Transitioning17. Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction18. A Lifetime of Reproduction19. Mechanisms of Mate Attraction20. Development of Permanent Reproductive Structures21. Reproductive Structures and their Functions22. The Female Reproductive Tract: A Zone of Sexual Conflict23. Orchids24. Cnidaria25. A Bird’s View26. Primates27. Human Infertility28. Assisted Reproductive Techniques29. Technologies to Constrain Reproduction30. Reproduction in a Changing WorldGlossaryIndex