| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 562 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Fish physiology ; v. 26 |
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Fish physiology ; v. 26.
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| Contents |
Living primitive fishes and fishes from deep time / Philippe Janvier -- Cardiovascular systems in primitive fishes / Anthony P. Farrell -- Nervous and sensory systems / Shaun P. Collin -- Ventilatory systems / Emily Coolidge, Michael S. Hedrick, and William K. Milsom -- Gas transport and exchange / C.J. Brauner and M. Berenbrink -- Ionic, osmotic, and nitrogenous waste regulation / Patricia A. Wright -- Locomotion in primitive fishes / D.J. McKenzie, M.E. Hale, and P. Domenici -- Peripheral endocrine glands. I, The gastroenteropancreatic endocrine system and the thyroid gland ; Peripheral endocrine glands. II, The adrenal glands and the corpuscles of Stannius / John H. Youson -- Why have primitive fishes survived? / K.L. Ilves and D.J. Randall |
| Summary |
A systems approach to understanding the evolution of fish species |
| Notes |
"The primitive fishes that this book focuses on include the jawless agnathans (hagfishes and lampreys), the lobe-finned sarcopterygians (coelacanth and lungfishes), and the primitive ray-finned actinopterygian fishes (the sturgeons, the bichirs and the ropefish, the gars, and the bowfin)"--Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Fishes -- Physiology.
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Fishes -- Evolution.
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Living fossils.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology.
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Fishes -- Evolution
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Fishes -- Physiology
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Living fossils
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McKenzie, David J. (David John), 1962-
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Farrell, Anthony Peter, 1952-
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Brauner, Colin J.
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| ISBN |
9780080549521 |
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0080549527 |
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1281028800 |
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9781281028808 |
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9786611028800 |
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6611028803 |
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