Physiological Regulation
Volume IV
Published on 16. April 2015
Book
Hardback
532 pages
978-0-19-983241-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Crustacea is one of the dominant invertebrate groups, displaying staggering diversity in form and function, and spanning the full spectrum of Earth's environments. Crustaceans are increasingly used as model organisms in all fields of biology, as few other taxa exhibit such a variety of body shapes and adaptations to particular habitats and environmental conditions. Physiological Regulation is the fourth volume in The Natural History of the Crustacea series, and the first book in over twenty-five years to provide an overview of the comparative physiology of crustaceans. An understanding of physiology is crucial to a comprehension of the biology of this fascinating invertebrate group. Written by a group of internationally recognized experts studying a wide range of crustacean taxa and topics, this volume synthesizes current research in a format that is accessible to a wide scientific audience.
Reviews / Votes
This volume is a luminous compendium documenting our progress toward understanding important issues in several scientific arenas. In addition to being a timely review by a broad spectrum of scientists, this will be an excellent resource for teachers, and uninitiated novices as well as professional crustacean biologists. It will become an indispensable resource in the scientific community. * Carl L. Thurman II, Quarterly Review of Biology * This series forms a reference work in the truest sense, one that will be referred to frequently for many years to come. The whole series would be an excellent addition to a reference library; these individual volumes are essential for anyone involved in research on the neurobiology or physiology of crustaceans, or indeed, other invertebrates. * Adrian J. Wolstenholme, Invertebrate Neuroscience *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
with 118 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1202 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-983241-5 (9780199832415)
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Ernest S. Chang | Martin Thiel
Physiology
E-Book
03/2015
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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Ernest S. Chang | Martin Thiel
Physiology
E-Book
02/2015
1st Edition
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Persons
Ernest S. Chang is a Professor at the Bodega Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Davis. Martin Thiel is Professor of Marine Biology at Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.
Content
Contents ; Chapter 1. Endocrinology of Molting ; Simon G. Webster ; Chapter 2. Endocrinology of Metabolism and Water Balance - Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone ; Simon G. Webster ; Chapter 3. Adaptive Color Change and the Molecular Endocrinology of Pigment Translocation in Crustacean Chromatophores ; John Campbell McNamara and Sarah Ribeiro Milograna ; Chapter 4. Muscle Structure, Fiber Types, and Physiology ; Scott Medler and Donald L. Mykles ; Chapter 5. Skeletal Muscle Differentiation, Growth, and Plasticity ; Donald L. Mykles and Scott Medler ; Chapter 6. Regeneration in Crustaceans ; Penny M. Hopkins and Sunetra Das ; Chapter 7. Circulatory Physiology ; Ian J. McGaw and Carl L. Reiber ; Chapter 8. Osmoregulation and Excretion ; Jehan Herve Lignot and Guy Charmantier ; Chapter 9. Nutrition and Digestion ; Reinhard Saborowski ; Chapter 10. Responses to Environmental Stresses: Oxygen, Temperature and pH ; Nia M. Whiteley and Edwin W. Taylor ; Chapter 11. Oxygen Transport Proteins in Crustacea: Hemocyanin and Hemoglobin ; Nora B. Terwilliger ; Chapter 12. Energetics and Metabolic Regulation ; Ana Gabriela Jimenez and Stephen T. Kinsey ; Chapter 13. Crustacean Genomics and Functional Genomic Responses to Environmental Stress and Infection ; Jonathon H. Stillman and David A. Hurt ; Chapter 14. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ; Peter L. deFur and Laura E. Williams ; Chapter 15. Some Physiological Responses of Crustaceans to Toxicants ; Judith S. Weis