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Fish physiology. structure and interaction with environment / Volume 34A, Physiology of elasmobranch fishes :
Fish Physiology: Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes, Volume 34A is a useful reference for fish physiologists, biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists. Following an increase in research on elasmobranchs due to the plight of sharks in today's oceans, this volume compares elasmobranchs...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Fish physiology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes: Structure and Interaction with Environment; Copyright Page; Contents; Contents of Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes: Internal Processes, Volume 34B; Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Elasmobranchs and Their Extinct Relatives: Diversity, Relationships, and Adaptations Through Time; 1 Introduction; 2 Systematic and Phylogenetic Framework of Chondrichthyan Diversity; 2.1 Names, Taxa, and Characters; 2.2 Chondrichthyan Diversity and Interrelationships; 2.2.1 Elasmobranchs; 2.2.2 Holocephalans; 2.2.3 Chondrichthyan Crown Group.
- 2.2.4 Chondrichthyan Stem Group2.2.5 Putative Early Stem Chondrichthyans; 2.2.6 Acanthodians as Stem Chondrichthyans?; 3 Environments and Adaptations; 4 Conclusion; References; 2 How Elasmobranchs Sense Their Environment; 1 Introduction; 2 The Visual System; 2.1 The Eye and Image Formation; 2.2 Photoreception and Spectral Sensitivity; 2.3 The Retina and the Choroidal Tapetum; 2.4 Visual Sampling; 2.5 Visual Abilities; 3 The Non-visual System; 4 The Auditory and Vestibular Systems; 4.1 The Inner Ear; 4.2 Vestibular Control; 4.3 Auditory Abilities; 5 The Electrosensory System.
- 5.1 Structure and Spatial Sampling of the Ampullary Organs5.2 Role in Passive Electroreception; 5.3 Role in Magnetoreception; 6 The Lateral Line System; 6.1 Canal and Superficial Neuromasts; 6.2 Sensitivity to Hydrodynamic Stimuli; 7 Cutaneous Mechanoreception; 8 The Chemosensory Systems; 8.1 The Olfactory Apparatus and the Sampling of Water-Borne Substances; 8.2 Olfactory Sensitivity; 8.3 The Gustatory Apparatus; 8.4 Gustatory Sampling and Sensitivity; 8.5 The Common Chemical Sense; 9 Sensory Input to the Central Nervous System in Elasmobranchs; 9.1 Neuroanatomy; 9.1.1 Olfactory Bulbs.
- 9.1.2 Telencephalon9.1.3 Diencephalon; 9.1.4 Mesencephalon; 9.1.5 Cerebellum; 9.1.6 Medulla Oblongata; 9.2 Assessing the Relative Importance of Each Sensory Modality; 9.3 Encephalization; 9.4 Neuroecology; 9.4.1 Commonalities in Brain Organization; 10 Perspectives on Future Directions; References; 3 Elasmobranch Gill Structure; 1 Introduction; 2 Overview of the Elasmobranch Gill; 3 Evolution of the Gill: Elasmobranch Gill Structure in Relation to Other Fishes; 4 Elasmobranch Versus Teleost Ventilation; 5 Details of the Elasmobranch Gill; 5.1 Gross Morphology
- Unique Features.
- 5.2 Gill Vasculature5.2.1 Respiratory Vasculature; 5.2.2 Nonrespiratory Vasculature; 5.2.3 Gill Vasculature and Blood Shunting; 5.3 The Gill Epithelium; 6 Diversity in Elasmobranch Gill Dimensions and Morphology; 6.1 Gill Arches; 6.2 Gill Morphometrics; 6.3 Theory on Elasmobranch Gill Dimensions and Limits to Gill Diffusion Capacity; 6.4 Scaling; 6.5 Adaptations for Fast Swimming; 6.6 Adaptations for Hypoxia; 6.7 Adaptations for Freshwater; 6.8 Adaptations for Feeding
- Gill Rakers; 7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of Feeding in Elasmobranchs.