Fish respiration and environment

✍ Scribed by Marisa N Fernandes

• Publisher: Science Publishers
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 398
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Content: 1. Adaptation of gas exchange systems in fish living in different environments / S.M. Kisia and D.W. Onyango --
2. Morpho-physiological divergence across aquatic oxygen gradients in fishes / Lauren J. Chapman --
3. Swimbladder-lung homology in basal osteichthyes revisited / Steven F. Perry --
4. The effects of temperature on respiratory and cardiac function of teleost fish / Francisco Tadeu Rantin, Ana Lúcia Kalinin and Mogens L. Glass --
5. Oxygen consumption during embryonic development of the mudskipper (Periophthalmus modestus) : implication for the aerial development in burrows / Aya Etou ... [et al.] --
6. Gill morphological adjustments to environment and the gas exchange function / Marisa Narciso Fernandes, Sandro Estevan Moron and Marise Margareth Sakuragui --
7. Behavior and adaptation of air-breathing fishes / Marisa Fernandes-Castilho ... [et al.] --
8. The osmo-respiratory compromise in fish : the effects of physiological state and the environment / Brian A. Sardella and Colin J. Brauner --
9. Dissolved oxygen and gill morphometry / Marco Saroglia, Genciana Terova and Mariangela Prati --
10. Environmental influences on the respiratory physiology and gut chemistry of a facultatively air-breathing, tropical herbivorous fish Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905) / Jay A. Nelson ... [et al.] --
11. Osmoregulatory and respiratory adaptations of Lake Magadi fish (Alcolapia grahami) / Daniel W. Onyango and Seth M. Kisia --
12. Respiratory function of the carp, Cyprinus carpio (L.) : portrait of a hypoxia-tolerant species / Mogens L. Glass and Roseli Soncini --
13. Blood gases of the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa : a comparison to other air-breathing fish and to amphibians / Jalile Amin-Naves ... [et al.] --
14. Transition from water to land in an extant group of fishes : air breathing and the acquisition sequence of adaptations for amphibious life in oxudercine gobies / Jeffrey B. Graham, Heather J. Lee and Nicholas C. Wegner --
15. Respiratory function in the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa / Mogens L. Glass ... [et al.] --
16. Respiration in infectious and non-infectious gill diseases / Mark D. Powell --
17. Control of the heart in fish / Edwin W. Taylor ... [et al.].

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 4
List of Contributors......Page 9
1. Adaptation of Gas Exchange Systems in Fish Living in Different Environments......Page 15
2. Morpho-physiological Divergence Across Aquatic Oxygen Gradients in Fishes......Page 27
3. Swimbladder-Lung Homology in Basal Osteichthyes Revisited......Page 54
4. The Effects of Temperature on Respiratory and Cardiac Function of Teleost Fish......Page 68
5. Oxygen Consumption during Embryonic Development of the Mudskipper Periophthalmus modestus: Implication for the Aerial Development in Burrows......Page 96
6. Gill Morphological Adjustments to Environment and the Gas Exchange Function......Page 105
7. Behavior and Adaptation of Air-breathing Fishes......Page 133
8. The Osmo-respiratory Compromise in Fish: The Effects of Physiological State and the Environment......Page 158
9. Dissolved Oxygen and Gill Morphometry......Page 177
10. Environmental Influences on the Respiratory Physiology and Gut Chemistry of a Facultatively Air-breathing, Tropical Herbivorous Fish Hypostomus regani Ihering, 1905......Page 201
11. Osmoregulatory and Respiratory Adaptations of Lake Magadi Fish Alcolapia grahami......Page 228
12. Respiratory Function of the Carp, Cyprinus carpio L.: Portrait of a Hypoxia-tolerant Species......Page 236
13. Blood Gases of the South American Lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa: A Comparison to Other Air-breathing Fish and to Amphibians......Page 252
14. Transition from Water to Land in an Extant Group of Fishes: Air Breathing and the Acquisition Sequence of Adaptations for Amphibious Life in Oxudercine Gobies......Page 263
15. Respiratory Function in the South American Lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa......Page 297
16. Respiration in Infectious and Non-infectious Gill Diseases......Page 325
17. Control of the Heart in Fish......Page 348
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