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Antarctic fish biology : evolution in a unique environment /

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This important volume provides an original synthesis and novel overview of Antarctic fish biology, detailing the evolution of these fish in some of the most unusual and extreme environments in the world. Focusing on one group of fish, the notothenoioids, which contain the majority of the current org...

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Main Author: Eastman, Joseph T. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, [1993]
Subjects:
Fishes > Antarctica.
Fishes > Evolution > Antarctica.
Fishes > Physiology > Antarctica.
Fishes > Adaptation > Antarctica.
Adaptation (Physiology)
Poissons > Antarctique.
Poissons > Physiologie > Antarctique.
Adaptation (Physiologie)
Fishes
Fishes > Adaptation
Fishes > Evolution
Fishes > Physiology
Antarctica
Meeresfische
Antarktisfische
Evolution
Anpassung
Physiologie
Antarktis
Fische
Fish
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. The Antarctic Environment
  • Present and Past
  • 1. Physical and Biological Characteristics of the Antarctic Marine Environment
  • I. The Antarctic Continent
  • II. The Marine Environment
  • III. Oceanography of the Southern Ocean
  • 2. Geologic and Climatic History of Antarctica
  • I. Geological Evolution
  • II. Paleoclimatologic History of Antarctica
  • 3. The Fossil Fish Faunas
  • I. Introduction and Taxonomy
  • II. Paleozoic Faunas
  • III. Mesozoic Faunas
  • IV. Cenozoic Faunas
  • V. Summary of Fossil Faunas
  • VI. Evolutionary Questions Relating to Fossil Fishes
  • pt. II. The Modern Fauna
  • Biology and Relationships
  • 4. The Modern Fauna: Zoogeography
  • I. Antarctic Zoogeography
  • II. Habitats Available to Fishes in Coastal and Deep Waters of Antarctica
  • 5. The Modern Fauna: Taxonomic Composition
  • I. Composition
  • II. Elements of the Fauna
  • 6. The Modern Fauna: Notothenioids
  • I. General Biology of Notothenioids
  • 7. Systematic Relationships of Notothenioids
  • I. Morphological Definition and Relationships of the Group
  • II. Contributions of Karyology to the Study of Notothenioid Relationships
  • 8. Zoogeographic Origins and Evolution of the Modern Fauna
  • I. Physical and Ecological Factors Influencing Faunal Composition in the Southern Ocean
  • II. Hypotheses Pertaining to the Origins and Speciation of the Fauna
  • III. Questions Relating to the Evolution of the Modern Fauna
  • pt. III. Organ System Adaptation in Notothenioids
  • 9. Biochemistry and Metabolism
  • I. Protein, Enzyme, and Membrane Adaptations
  • II. Preferred Metabolic Pathways
  • III. Metabolic Cold Adaptation
  • IV. Seasonal Feeding Rates
  • 10. Evolutionary Modification of Buoyancy
  • I. General Matters Concerning Buoyancy
  • II. General Adaptations for Neutral Buoyancy
  • III. Neutrally Buoyant Notothenioids and Specific Mechanisms for Attainment of Neutral Buoyancy
  • IV. Lipids and Buoyancy
  • 11. Antifreeze Glycopeptides
  • I. The Marine Environment, Ice, and Antifreeze
  • II. Conservation of AFGPs
  • Aglomerularism in Notothenioids
  • III. Phyletic Distribution of AFGPs and Aglomerularism in Notothenioids
  • IV. Plausibility of the Hypothesis of Scott et al. (1986) on the Origins of AFGPs and Notothenioids
  • 12. Muscular System and Swimming
  • I. Labriform Swimming Cycle
  • II. Distribution of Major Types of Muscle Fibers
  • III. Activity Levels and Buoyancy
  • IV. Swimming and Diversification in Notothenioids
  • 13. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
  • I. Environmental Parameters
  • II. Cardiovascular System
  • III. Respiratory System
  • 14. Nervous System and Special Senses
  • I. The Notothenioid Brain and Spinal Cord
  • II. Organs of Special Sense
  • 15. Final Remarks and Outlook.