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Fish respiration and environment /

Gills of healthy fishes are their lifeline to meet the challenges arising from their changing environment: oxygen gradient, alkalinity, temperature fluctuations and the added pollutants. The diverse and ever changing aquatic environment has a major impact on the organization of various organ-systems...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fernandes, Marisa N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Gills of healthy fishes are their lifeline to meet the challenges arising from their changing environment: oxygen gradient, alkalinity, temperature fluctuations and the added pollutants. The diverse and ever changing aquatic environment has a major impact on the organization of various organ-systems of fishes. This book contains seventeen chapters covering bony fishes which are focal to the current study. The chapters primarily cover fish respiration but also include osmoregulation, these being the two main functions of gills. Concurrently, cardiorespiratory synchronization has been well addre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 392 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439842546
143984254X
9781578085538
1578085535
9780429093906
042909390X
9786611736842
6611736840