1. Cetacea : an historical overview / Giovanni Bianucci and Walter Landini -- 2. Fossil history / Giovanni Bianucci and Walter Landini -- 3. Classification and molecular phylogeny / Claudine Montgelard, Emmanuel J.P. Douzery and Jacques Michaux -- 4. Functional anatomy of the Cetacean reproductive system, with comparisons to the domestic dog / Sentiel A. Rommel, D. Ann Pabst and William A. McLellan -- 5. Anatomy with particular reference to the female / Stephanie Plon and Ric Bernard -- 6. Endocrinology of reproduction / Shannon Atkinson and Motoi Yoshioka -- 7. Ovary, oogenesis, and ovarian cycle / Yutaka Fukui -- 8. Testis, spermatogenesis, and testicular cycles / Stephanie Plon and Ric Bernard -- 9. The mature cetacean spermatozoon / Debra L. Miller. [et al.] -- 10. Fertilization / Yutaka Fukui -- 11. Embryogenesis and development in Stenella attenuata and other cetaceans / J.G.M. Thewissen and John Heyning -- 12. Placental structure and comments on gestational ultrasonographic examination / Debra L. Miller, Eloise L. Styer and Maya Menchaca -- 13. Courtship and mating behavior / Catherine M. Schaeff -- 14. Reproduction in relation to conservation and commercial exploitation / Aleta A. Hohn, Ruth Y. Ewing and Julia Zaias -- 15. Population genetics of marine mammals / Greg O'Corry-Crowe.