736 Pages
by
CRC Press
742 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This book is intended as a resource for students and researchers interested in developmental biology and physiology and specifically addresses the larval stages of fish. Fish larvae (and fish embryos) are not small juveniles or adults. Rather they are transitionary organisms that bridge the critical gap between the singlecelled egg and sexually immature juvenile. Fish larvae represent the stage of... Read more
Part 1: Ontogeny: Pattern Formation
Pigmentation
Bioluminescence
Part 2: Respiration & Homeostasis
Gas Exchange
Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
Osmo-and Ionoregulation
Acid-base balance
Part 3: Nutrition and Energy
Digestion
Nitrogen Excretion
Part 4: Sensory Physiology
Mechanoreception
Chemoreception
Photoreception
Electroreception
Magnetoreception
Part 5: Movement
Buoyancy
Swimming and Muscle
Part 6: Control and Defense
Enteric Control
Immunology
Part 7: Functional Changes in Form
Metamorphosis
Smoltification
Biography
Finn, Roderick Nigel ; Kapoor, B.G.
