魚類から哺乳類まで、あらゆる脊椎動物の生殖を扱う総括的レファレンス。脊椎動物の種ごとに、生殖の基礎について分かりやすく解説し、最新研究についても紹介する。Whereas each chapter and each volume is intended to stand alone as a review of that topic or vertebrate group, respectively, the volumes are prepared so as to provide a thorough topical treatment across the vertebrates. Terminology has been standardized across the volumes to reduce confusion where multiple names exist in the literature, and a comprehensive glossary of these terms and their alternative names is provided. Volumes - Vol 1 : Fishes, Vol 2 : Amphibians, Vol 3 : Reptiles, Vol 4 : Birds, Vol 5 : Mammals.