Fish Ecophysiology by J.C. Rankin, Frank B. Jensen.

Among the fishes. a remarkably wide range of biological adaptations to diverse habitats has evolved. As well as living in the conventional habitats of lakes. ponds, rivers, rock pools and the open sea, fish have solved the problems of life in deserts. in the deep sea. in the cold antarctic. and in w...

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Main Authors:	Rankin, J.C (Author), Jensen, Frank B. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edition:	1st ed. 1993.
Series:	Fish & Fisheries Series ; 9 Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Zoology. Animal systematics. Animal taxonomy. Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:

1 Bioenergetics: feed intake and energy partitioning
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Basic principles
1.3 Factors influencing ingestion (R)
1.4 Factors influencing faecal losses (F)
1.5 Products of nitrogenous excretion (U)
1.6 Factors influencing metabolism (M)
1.7 Factors affecting growth and production (P)
1.8 Concluding remarks
References
2 Biochemical correlates of growth rate in fish
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Protein synthesis and growth
2.3 Perturbations in the general model
2.4 Protein synthesis and energy consumption
2.5 Free amino acids and protein turnover
2.6 Growth and its correlates in the tissues
2.7 Biochemical indices of growth rate
2.8 Linkage between aerobic enzymes and RNA
2.9 Body size effects on protein growth. synthesis and RNA concentrations
2.10 Temperature
2.11 Estimation of growth rate of fish in the North Sea
Acknowledgements
References
3 Growth, reproduction and death in lampreys and eels
3.1 General introduction
3.2 Lampreys
3.3 Eels
3.4 General discussion
Acknowledgements
References
4 Salmonid smolting: a pre-adaptation to the oceanic environment
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Changes during parr-smolt transformation
4.3 Role of environmental factors
4.4 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
5 Role of peptide hormones in fish osmoregulation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Growth hormone (GH)
5.3 Angiotensin II (ANGII)
5.4 Arginine vasotocin (A VT)
5.5 Urotensins (UI and UII)
5.6 Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
5.7 Natriuretic peptides
Acknowledgements
References
6 Environmental perturbations of oxygen transport in teleost fishes: causes, consequences and compensations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Hypoxia
6.3 Combined hypoxia-hypercapnia
6.4 Temperature
6.5 Salinity change
6.6 Effects of toxicants
6.7 Concluding remarks
Acknowledgements
References
7 Cardiovascular and ventilatory control during hypoxia
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Chemoreceptors
7.3 Mechanoreceptors
7.4 Catecholamine release
7.5 Methods of studying ventilation in water-breathing animals
7.6 Ventilatory responses to hypoxia
7.7 Circulatory responses to hypoxia
7.8 General conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
8 Acid-base regulation in response to changes of the environment:characteristics and capacity
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Environmentally induced changes of the acid-base status
8.3 Characteristics of regulatory responses
8.4 Capacity of acid-base relevant ion-transfer mechanisms as a function of environmental conditions
8.5 Conclusion
References
9 Environmental effects on fish gill structure and function
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Environmental ions
9.3 Morphological component to acid-base regulation
9.4 Environmental pH and oxygen
Acknowledgements
References
10 Effects of water pH on gas and ion transfer across fish gills
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Proton excretion
10.3 Effect of water pH on proton transport
10.4 Interactions between proton, carbon dioxide and ammonia excretion
10.5 Sodium uptake
10.6 Chloride uptake
10.7 Carbon dioxide transfer
10.8 Oxygen transfer
10.9 Ammonia excretion
10.10 Swimming performance
References
11 Endocrine responses to environmental pollutants
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Adrenocortical response
11.3 Adrenergic responses
11.4 Prolactin
11.5 Thyroid response
11.6 Future studies
References
12 Branchial mechanisms of acclimation to metals in freshwater fish
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Effects of metals on gill morphology
12.3 ‘Shock’ phase
12.4 Branchial defences against acute metal toxicity
12.5 Recovery and the origin of metal tolerance
12.6 Increased tolerance via decreased metal accumulation by the gills
12.7 Increased tolerance via increased metal storage and detoxification in gill tissue
12.8 Increased tolerance via increased resistance of metal-sensitive processes
12.9 Conclusions
12.10 Future research directions
Acknowledgements
References
13 Phenotypic plasticity of fish muscle to temperature change
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Muscle function and temperature
13.3 Temperature acclimation of swimming performance
13.4 Plasticity of muscle phenotypes
13.5 Muscle contractile properties
13.6 Muscle metabolism
13.7 Future prospects
Acknowledgement
References
14 Recent advances in the ecophysiology of Antarctic notothenioid fishes: metabolic capacity and sensory performance
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Respiration and metabolism
14.3 The cardiovascular system
14.4 The blood oxygen transport system
14.5 Responses to stress
14.6 Sensory ecophysiology of notothenioid fishes
14.7 Ecophysiology and evolution of notothenioid fishes
Acknowledgements
References
15 Ecophysiology of intertidal fish
15.1 Introduction
15.2 The intertidal environment
15.3 Temperature
15.4 Osmoregulation
15.5 Respiratory adaptations
Acknowledgements
References
Author index.

Fish Ecophysiology by J.C. Rankin, Frank B. Jensen.

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