BISC 455 - ENDOCRINOLOGY (2012-1)

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Readings, articles, books, etc

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Endocrinology journals in the library:

Physiological ecology/ecology journals with some endocrinology articles:

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Tutorial reading:

Week 2 (11/13 January) How-to-do-a-presentation Presentation

Crossin GT et al. 2010. A carry-over effect of migration underlies individual variation in reproductive  readiness and extreme egg-size dimorphism in macaroni penguins. American Naturalist 176: 357-366. PDF

Week 3 (18/20 January)

Paper A: Klose SM et al. 2009. Testosterone is associated with harem maintenance ability in free-ranging grey-headed flying-foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus. Biology Letters 5: 758-761. PDF

Paper B: MacDougall-Shackleton SA. 2009. Stress, song and survival in sparrows. Biology Letters 5: 746-748. PDF

Week 4 (25/27 January)

Paper A: Gettler LT et al. 2011. Short-term changes in fathers' hormones during father–child play: impacts of paternal attitudes and experience. Hormones and Behavior 60: 599-606. PDF

Paper B: Specker JL & Kishida M. 2000. Mouthbrooding in the Black-Chinned Tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron (Pisces: Cichlidae): The Presence of Eggs Reduces Androgen and Estradiol Levels during Paternal and Maternal Parental Behavior  Hormones and Behavior 38: 44-51. PDF

Week 5 (1/3 February)

Paper A: Perez-Hedo, M. et al. 2010. Gene encoding the prothoracicotropic hormone of a moth is expressed in the brain and gut. General and Comparative Endocrinology 169: 203-209. PDF

Paper B: Stolzenberg, D.S. et al. 2009. A single injection of 17 beta-estradiol at the time of pup presentation promotes the onset of maternal behavior in pregnancy-terminated rats. Hormones and Behavior 56: 121-127.  PDF

Week 7 (22/24 February)

Paper A: Tsutsui, K. et al. 2007. The general and comparative biology of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH). General and Comparative Endocrinology 153: 365–370  PDF

Paper B: Vendrell, et al. 2011. Study of the Potential Association of Adipose Tissue GLP-1 Receptor with Obesity and Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology 152: 4072-4079.  PDF

Week 8 (29 Feb/2 March)

Paper A:  Beltz, A. M., J. L. Swanson, et al. 2011. "Gendered occupational interests: Prenatal androgen effects on psychological orientation to Things versus People." Hormones and Behavior 60(4): 313-317. PDF

Paper B: Vilela, F. C. and A. Giusti-Paiva 2011. "Glucocorticoids Disrupt Neuroendocrine and Behavioral Responses during Lactation." Endocrinology 152(12): 4838-4845.  PDF

Week 9 (7/9 March)

Paper A: Clarke, S. D., I. J. Clarke, et al. 2012. Sex Differences in the Metabolic Effects of Testosterone in Sheep. Endocrinology 153: 123-131.  PDF

Paper B:  Bozaoglu, K., K. Bolton, et al. 2007. Chemerin is a novel adipokine associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.Endocrinology 148(10): 4687-4694. PDF

Week 10 (14/16 March)

Paper A: Cook, K. V. et al. 2011. Fitness and behavioral correlates of pre-stress and stress-induced plasma cortisol titers in pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) upon arrival at spawning grounds. Hormones and Behavior 60:489-497.  PDF

Paper B: Schoepper, H. 2011. Chronic stress in pregnant guinea pigs (Cavia aperea f. porcellus) attenuates long-term stress hormone levels and body weight gain, but not reproductive output. J Comp Physiol B 181: 1089-1100  PDF

Week 11 (21/23 March)

Paper A:  Lu, W. et al. 2010. A circadian clock is not required in an Arctic mammal. Current Biology 20: 533-537  PDF

Paper B:  Welling, L.L.M. et al. 2012. Hormonal contraceptive use and mate retention behavior in women and their male partners. Hormones & Behavior 61: 114-120  PDF

Week 12 (28/30 March)

Paper A:  Bakker, J. et al. 2010.  Effects of aromatase mutation (ArKO) on the sexual differentiation of kisspeptin neuronal numbers and their activation by same versus opposite sex urinary pheromones. Hormones and Behaviour 57: 390-395  PDF

Paper B: Ouyang, J. Q. et al. 2011. Hormone levels predict individual differences in reproductive success in a passerine bird. Proceedings Royal Soc Lond B  278: 2537-2545. PDF

Books in library (some on reserve):

Note: These are a selection of recent titles only. A search of the SFU library catalogue using the keyword "endocrinology" produced 293 records, so there is plenty of material out there!!

Bentley, P.J. 1998. Comparative vertebrate endocrinology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Bentley, P.J. 2002. Endocrines and osmoregulation. Springer, NY.

Bolander, F.F. 1994. Molecular Endocrinology. Academic Press, San Diego.

Castro, M.G. (ed.). 2001. Transgenic models in endocrinology. Kluwer, Boston.

Fingerman, M. et al. (eds). 1997. Endocrinology and reproduction. Scientific Publications, Enfield.

Guillette, L.J. and Crain, A. 2000. Environmental endocrine disrupters. Francis and Taylor, NY.

Hadley, M.E. 2000. Endocrinology, 5th edition. Prentice Hall.

McNabb, F.M.A. 1992. Thyroid hormones. Prentice, Englewood.

Nelson, R.J. 2000. An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology, 2nd edn.. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland.

Neal, M.J. 2002. How the endocrine system works. Blackwell, Maldon.

Norris, D.O. 1997. Vertebrate endocrinology. Academic Press, San Diego.

Thomas, J.A. 1996. Endocrine Methods. Academic Press, San Diego. 

Balthazart, J., Prove, E. and Gilles, R. 1983. Hormones and Behaviour in Higher Vertebrates. Springer-Verlag.

Baulieu, E.-E. and Kelly, P.A. 1990. Hormones: From Molecules to Disease. Hermann, Paris.

Chester-Jones, I. and Ingleton, P.M. 1987. Fundementals of Comparative Endocrinology. Plenum Press, New York.

Cupps, P.T. 1991. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 4th edition. Academic Press.

Lamming, G. (ed.). 1984. Marshall's Physiology of Reproduction Vol. 1. Churchill Livingstone.

McNabb, F.M.A. 1992. Thyroid Hormones. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliff, NJ.

Martin, C.R. 1985. Endocrine Physiology. Oxford University Press, New York.

Matty, A.J. 1985. Fish Endocrinology. Croom Helm, London.

Mikami, S. Homma, K. and Wada, M. 1983. Avian Endocrinology: Environmental and Ecological Perspectives. Japan Science Society, Tokyo

Motta, M. ed. 1991. Brain Endocrinology. Raven Press, New York.

Nijout, H.F. 1994. Insect hormones. Princeton University press, Princeton.

Norman, A.W. and Lilwack, G. 1987. Hormones. Academic Press.

Wallen, K. and Schneider, J.E. (eds.). 2000. Reproduction in context. MIT, Cambridge, Mass.

Woodman, D.D. 1997. Laboratory animal endocrinology. John Wiley, New York.

Yokoyama, A. (ed.). 1992. Brain control of the reproductive system. CRC Press, Tokyo.
 

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