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Title Encyclopedia of fish physiology : from genome to environment. / editor-in-chief, Anthony P. Farrell ; [associate editors, E. Don Stevens, Joseph J. Cech, Jr. & Jeffrey G. Richards]
Published London : Academic Press, [2011]
©2011
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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 2163 pages) : illustrations, maps, color
Contents V. 1. The senses, supporting tissues, reproduction, and behavior -- v. 2. Gas exchange, internal homeostatis, and food uptake -- v. 3. Energetics, interactions with the environment, lifestyles, and applications
Summary This four volume encyclopedia covers the diversity of fish physiology in over 300 articles and provides entry level information for students and summary overviews for researchers alike. Broadly organised into four themes, articles cover Functional, Thematic, and Phylogenetic Physiology, and Fish Genomics Functional articles address the traditional aspects of fish physiology that are common to all areas of vertebrate physiology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Fishes -- Physiology -- Encyclopedias.
Genre/Form Encyclopedias.
Reference works.
Reference works.
Sources.
Encyclopedias.
Form Electronic book
Author Cech, Joseph J., editor
Farrell, Anthony Peter, 1952- editor
Richards, Jeffrey G., editor
Stevens, E. Donald (Ernest Donald), editor
LC no. 2011923567
ISBN 0080923232 (electronic bk.)
9780080923239 (electronic bk.)