Physiology of the Cladocera /

The Physiology of Cladocera is a much-needed summary of foundational information on these increasingly important model organisms. This unique and valuable summary is based on the world's literature, including Russian research not widely available until now. It offers systematically arranged dat...

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Main Author: Smirnov, Nikolai N.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, ©2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. General
  • 2. Methods
  • 3. Chemical composition
  • 4. Nutrition
  • 5. Respiration
  • 6. Circulation
  • 7. Excretion
  • 8. Osmotic regulation
  • 9. Cell and tissue metabolism
  • 10. Growth and molting
  • 11. Reproduction
  • 12. Locomotion
  • 13. Nervous system and sense organs
  • 14. Behavior
  • 15. Ecophysiology
  • 16. A cytological perspective / Margaret J. Beaton and Carli M. Peters
  • 17. Immunology and immunity / Stuart K.J.R. Auld
  • 18. The genomics of cladoceran physiology / Dorthe Becker [and five others].