Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny Series Series Editor: Barrie G. M. Jamieson
Published: Vol. 1 : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Urodela (Volume Editor: David M. Sever) Vol. 2 : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Anura (Volume Editor: Barrie G. M. Jamieson) Vol. 3 : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Chondrichthyes (Volume Editor: William C. Hamlett) Vol. 4 : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Annelida (Volume Editors: G. Rouse and F. Pleijel) Vol. 5 : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona (Caecilians) (Volume Editor: Jean-Marie Exbrayat) In press/under preparation: Vol. 6 : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds (A and B) (Volume Editor: Barrie G. M. Jamieson) Vol. 7 : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea (Volume Editor: D. Miller)
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
Volume edited by JEAN-MARIE EXBRAYAT Professor Laboratoire de Biologie générale, Université Catholique de Lyon and Laboratoire de Reproduction et Développement des Vertébrés Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Lyon, France
Volume 5 of Series: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny Series edited by BARRIE G.M. JAMIESON School of Integrative Biology University of Queensland St. Lucia, Queensland Australia
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Preface to the Series This series was founded by the present series editor, Barrie Jamieson, in consultation with Science Publishers, in 2001. The series bears the title ‘Reproductive Biology and Phy