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William Hoar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
David Randall, Zoology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, China
Anthony Farrell, Professor, Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture, UBC Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research (CAER), and Faculty of Land and Food
Systems, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Fish Physiology, 16
Description
The deep ocean is home to some of the most unusual of all fishes. This book is the first Fish Physiology volume devoted to these bizarre
undersea creatures. Practically every organ system is affected by the constraints imposed by benthic pressure, the absence of light,
and the relatively scarce supply of both food and mates. Deep Sea Fishes demonstrates how these fishes living in extremely
harsh conditions metabolize, behave, and evolve.
Audience
AUDIENCE:Audience includes fisheries, biologists, physiologists, and ichthyologists interested in an up-to-date review of deep-sea fish physiology, ecology, and evolution.
Contents
Contributors.
Preface.M.V. Angel, What Is the Deep-Sea?S.H. Weitzman,
Systematics of Deep Sea Fishes:
Introduction.
A Classification of Living Fishes Occurring Near or Below about 500 to 600 M with an Annotated List of Deep Sea Fish.
References.
R.L. Haedrich, Distribution and Population Ecology.J.V. Gartner Jr., R.E. Crabtree, and K.J. Sulak, Feeding at Depth.
B. Pelster,
Buoyancy at Depth:
Introduction.
The Problem of Buoyancy.
Swimbladder Function.
Lipid Accumulation.
Watery Tissues.
Hydrodynamic Lift.
Conclusions.
References.A.G. Gibbs,
Biochemistry at Depth:
Introduction.
Effects of Pressure on Biochemical Systems: Protein Interactions and Enzyme Kinetics.
Tolerance Adaptions: Maintenance of Biochemical
Function in the Deep Sea.
Capacity Adaptation: Biochemical Correlates of Organismal Metabolism.
Future Directions: Phylogenetic and Molecular
Approaches.
References.P. Sebert,
Pressure Effects on Shallow Water Fish:
Introduction.
Fish as a Model. Methods.
Effects of Short-Term Pressure Exposure.
Acclimation of Fish to Hydrostatic Pressure.
Comparison of Shallow Water Fish (SWF) and Deep
Water Fish (DWF).
Conclusion.
References.J. Montgomery,
Sensory Physiology:
Introduction.
Olfaction/Chemoreception.
Vision.
Touch.
Octavolateralis Systems.
General Comments.
References.
Laboratory and in Situ.K.L. Smith, Jr., and R.J.
Baldwin,
Methods for Studying Deep Sea Fishes:
Introduction.
Laboratory Studies.In Situ Studies.
Future
Directions.
References.
Index.
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Hardbound, 388 pages, publication date: AUG-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-350440-1
ISBN-10: 0-12-350440-6
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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