The physiology of fishes /
Aimed at advanced students and practitioners of marine biology, this volume provides a detailed overview of fish physiology. Written by leading academics and researchers, its 15 chapters are divided into five main sections: locomotion and energetics; gas exchange and transport; homeostasis and repro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC, Taylor and Francis,
2006.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | CRC marine biology series.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents Publisher description |
| Summary: | Aimed at advanced students and practitioners of marine biology, this volume provides a detailed overview of fish physiology. Written by leading academics and researchers, its 15 chapters are divided into five main sections: locomotion and energetics; gas exchange and transport; homeostasis and reproduction; neurophysiology; and new technologies. In response to recent advances in molecular biology, the third edition has been extensively re-written and features new chapters on mutagenesis, functional genomics, and stem cells. |
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| Physical Description: | 601 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0849320224 9780849320224 |