Fish Physiology
Published on 1. January 1969
464 pages
978-0-08-058521-5 (ISBN)
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Fish Physiology
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William S. Hoar | D.J. Randall
Fish Physiology: v. 1
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08/1997
Academic Press
€155.63
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Content
- Front Cover
- Fish Physiology, Volume I
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Contents of Other Volumes
- Chapter 1. The Body Compartments and the Distribution of Electrolytes
- I. Introduction
- II. The Total Body Volume
- III. Methods for the Determination of Body Compartments
- IV. Compartmental Spaces in Fish
- V. Electrolyte Composition
- References
- Chapter 2. The Kidney
- I. Introduction
- II. Class Myxini (Hagfishes)
- III. Class Petromyzones (Lampreys)
- IV. Class Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
- V. Class Holocephali (Chimaeroids)
- VI. Class Teleostomi (Ray-Finned Bony Fishes)
- VII. Class Dipnoi (Lungfishes)
- VIII. Synthesis: Functional and Evolutionary Significance of Homologous Regions in the Fish Nephron
- References
- Chapter 3. Salt Secretion
- I. Introduction
- II. Agnatha
- III. Chondrichthyes
- IV. Osteichthyes
- References
- Chapter 4. The Effects of Salinity on the Eggs and Larvae of Teleosts
- I. Introduction
- II. The Gametes and Fertilization
- III. Early Development and Hatching
- IV. The Larvae
- V. Metamorphosis
- VI. Distribution
- References
- Chapter 5. Formation of Excretory Products
- I. Introduction
- II. Patterns of Excretory End Products
- III. Conjugation and Detoxication
- IV. Sources of Nitrogenous End Products
- V. Evolutionary Considerations
- VI. Control Mechanisms
- References
- Chapter 6. Intermediary Metabolism in Fishes
- Glossary
- I. Introduction
- II. Glucose Metabolism
- III. Lipid Metabolism
- IV. The Citric Acid Cycle and Associated Reactions
- References
- Chapter 7. Nutrition, Digestion, and Energy Utilization
- I. Introduction
- II. Energy Foods
- III. Nonenergy Foods
- IV. Energy Requirements
- References
- Author Index
- Systematic Index
- Subject Index
