The prestigious Academic Press has published another edition of the book Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates edited by Professors D. O. Norris and K. L. Lopez. The book consists of 5 volumes: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals. In volume 4 Birds, the authors of the chapter on hormonal regulation of female bird reproduction, especially regulation of ovarian function (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-16024-0.00005-8) are Professors Anna Hrabia and Andrzej Sechman from the Department of Animal Physiology and Endocrinology (Faculty of Animal Science).

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, vol. 4. Birds (https://doi.org/10.1016/C2022-0-02277-7) is the fourth of five second-edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and reproduction in fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The book covers endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, behavior, and anatomy of avian reproduction. It provides a broad treatment of the roles of pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and gonadal hormones in all aspects of reproduction, as well as descriptions of major life history events. New to this edition is a concluding assessment of the effect of environmental influences on birds. The initial chapters in this book broadly examine sex determination, reproductive neuroendocrinology, stress, and hormonal regulation as they relate to male and female reproductive structure and function. Subsequent chapters examine hormones and reproduction of specific behaviors, including courtship, mating, parental care, and migration. The book concludes with an examination of endocrine disruption of reproduction in birds.

The book provides a complete, essential, and up-to data reference for ornithologists studying hormones and reproduction in birds, as well as for scientists conducting research on birds. The book will also be useful to veterinarians and students.