UID:
edocfu_9958127739002883
Format:
1 online resource (457 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-71339-2
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9786611713393
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0-08-058534-5
Series Statement:
Fish physiology ; 11B
Content:
FROM THE PREFACE: Dramatic changes occur in the physiology of most animals during their development. Among the vertebrates, birds are entirely oviparous, live for variable periods in a cleidoic egg, and show fundamental alterations in excretion, nutrition, and respiration at the time of hatching. In contrast, the eutherian mammals are all viviparous, depend on the maternal circulation and a specialized placenta to provide food, exchange gases, and discharge wastes. The physiology of both mother and fetus is highly specialized during gestation and changes fundamentally at the time of birth. Fi
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Fish Physiology: The Physiology of Developing Fish; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. The Maternal-Embryonic Relationship in Viviparous Fishes; I. Introduction; II. Trophic Specializations for Uterine Gestation; III. Trophic Specializations for Ovarian Gestation; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. First Metamorphosis; I. Introduction; II. Metamorphosis and Fish Ontogeny; III. Staging; IV. Timing; V. Control; VI. Duration; VII. Events; VIII. Significance; IX. Summary and Conclusions; References
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Chapter 3. Factors Controlling Meristic VariationI. Introduction; II. Meristic Variation in Wild Fish; III. Experiments on Phenotypic Meristic Variation; IV. Embryogenesis of Meristic Series; V. Possible Embryonic Mechanisms for Meristic Modification by the Environment; VI. Hereditary Meristic Variation; VII. Future Research; References; Chapter 4. The Physiology of Smolting Salmonids; I. Introduction; II. The Physiology of the Salmon Smolt; III. Sexual Maturation: An Alternate Strategy in Developing Male Parr; IV. Environmental Modulation of the Smolt Transformation
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V. Some Practical Problems in Smolt ProductionReferences; Chapter 5. Ontogeny of Behavior and Concurrent Developmental Changes in Sensory Systems in Teleost Fishes; I. Introduction; II. Development: Periods and Stages; III. Development of Sensory Systems and Behavioral Ontogeny; IV. Development of Behavior; V. Recapitulation, Perspectives, and Prospects; References; Author Index; Systematic Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-350434-1
Language:
English
