Extremophile Fishes : Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme Environments / edited by Rüdiger Riesch, Michael Tobler, Martin Plath.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riesch, Rüdiger, editor.

Tobler, Michael, 1980- editor.

Plath, Martin, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aquatic ecology.

Animal ecology.

Anatomy.

Physiology.

Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

Animal Ecology.

Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.

Animal Physiology.

Local Subjects:

Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

Animal Ecology.

Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.

Animal Physiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 326 pages) : 30 illustrations, 16 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2015.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book summarizes the key adaptations enabling extremophile fishes to survive under harsh environmental conditions. It reviews the most recent research on acidic, Antarctic, cave, desert, hypersaline, hypoxic, temporary, and fast-flowing habitats, as well as naturally and anthropogenically toxic waters, while pointing out generalities that are evident across different study systems. Knowledge of the different adaptations that allow fish to cope with stressful environmental conditions furthers our understanding of basic physiological, ecological, and evolutionary principles. In several cases, evidence is provided for how the adaptation to extreme environments promotes the emergence of new species. Furthermore, a link is made to conservation biology, and how human activities have exacerbated existing extreme environments and created new ones. The book concludes with a discussion of major open questions in our understanding of the ecology and evolution of life in extreme environments.

Contents:

Extremophile fishes: An Introduction

Low-Oxygen Lifestyles

The Adaptive Radiation of Notothenioid Fishes in the Waters of Antarctica

Desert Environments

Hypersaline Environments

Life in the Fast Lane: A Review of Rheophily in Freshwater Fishes

Hydrogen Sulfide-Toxic Habitats

Cave Environments

Pickled Fish Anyone?

Temporary Environments

Evolutionary Toxicology: Population Adaptation in Response to Anthropogenic Pollution

Extremophile fishes: an integrative synthesis.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-319-13362-1

9783319133621

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