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Eel physiology / editors, Francesca Trischitta, Yoshio Takei, Philippe Sebert.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eels--Physiology.
- Eels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Eel of the genus Anguilla is an extraordinary fish, which due to its particular life cycle has fascinated biologists and physiologists ever since the pioneering works of Homer H. Schmidt in the 1930s. The Eel has become an excellent model for various aspects of adaptive physiological research. Despite that, several books dealing with eel biology, aquaculture, fishing, etc., have been published, but there still is a need for a text dealing with eel physiology. This book fills a void in eel literature by presenting various aspects of eel physiology in one comprehensive volume. With its numerous
- Contents:
- Advances in Eel Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology / Karine Rousseau, Anne-Gaelle Lafont, Jeremy Pasquier, Gersende Maugars, Cecile Jolly, Marie-Emilie Sebert, Salima Aroua, Catherine Pasqualini and Sylvie Dufour
- The Swimbladder / Bernd Pelster
- Morpho-Functional Design of the Eel Heart / Daniela Amelio, Filippo Garofalo, Sandra Imbrogno and Bruno Tota
- Sex Differences in Energy Metabolism / Philippe Sebert
- Sensory Systems / David M. Hunt, Nathan S. Hart and Shaun P. Collin
- Intestinal Absorption of Salts and Water / Masaaki Ando and Yoshio Takei
- Endocrine control of osmoregulation / Takehiro Tsukada, Marty Kwok-Shing Wong, Maho Ogoshi and Shinya Yuge
- Regulation of Drinking / Shigenori Nobata and Masaaki Ando
- Renal Sulfate Regulation / Akira Kato and Taro Watanabe
- Cell Volume Regulation in Eel Intestine / Lionetto Maria Giulia, Giordano Maria Elena and Trifone Schettino
- The immune system / Michael Engelbrecht Nielsen, Joanna J. Meist and Jacob Gunther Schmidt
- Stress physiology / Jonathan Mark Wilson.
- Notes:
- "A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781040221907
- 1040221904
- 9780429169571
- 0429169574
- 9781466598270
- 1466598271
- OCLC:
- 857059567
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