Fish Ecophysiology

Fish Ecophysiology

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rankin, J.C. (Autor), Jensen, Frank B. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edición:1st ed. 1993.
Colección:Fish & Fisheries Series ; 9
Materias:
Zoology.
Animal systematics.
Animal taxonomy.
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2304-4
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Bioenergetics: feed intake and energy partitioning
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Basic principles
  • 1.3 Factors influencing ingestion (R)
  • 1.4 Factors influencing faecal losses (F)
  • 1.5 Products of nitrogenous excretion (U)
  • 1.6 Factors influencing metabolism (M)
  • 1.7 Factors affecting growth and production (P)
  • 1.8 Concluding remarks
  • References
  • 2 Biochemical correlates of growth rate in fish
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Protein synthesis and growth
  • 2.3 Perturbations in the general model
  • 2.4 Protein synthesis and energy consumption
  • 2.5 Free amino acids and protein turnover
  • 2.6 Growth and its correlates in the tissues
  • 2.7 Biochemical indices of growth rate
  • 2.8 Linkage between aerobic enzymes and RNA
  • 2.9 Body size effects on protein growth. synthesis and RNA concentrations
  • 2.10 Temperature
  • 2.11 Estimation of growth rate of fish in the North Sea
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 3 Growth, reproduction and death in lampreys and eels
  • 3.1 General introduction
  • 3.2 Lampreys
  • 3.3 Eels
  • 3.4 General discussion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 4 Salmonid smolting: a pre-adaptation to the oceanic environment
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Changes during parr-smolt transformation
  • 4.3 Role of environmental factors
  • 4.4 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 5 Role of peptide hormones in fish osmoregulation
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Growth hormone (GH)
  • 5.3 Angiotensin II (ANGII)
  • 5.4 Arginine vasotocin (A VT)
  • 5.5 Urotensins (UI and UII)
  • 5.6 Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
  • 5.7 Natriuretic peptides
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 6 Environmental perturbations of oxygen transport in teleost fishes: causes, consequences and compensations
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Hypoxia
  • 6.3 Combined hypoxia-hypercapnia
  • 6.4 Temperature
  • 6.5 Salinity change
  • 6.6 Effects of toxicants
  • 6.7 Concluding remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 7 Cardiovascular and ventilatory control during hypoxia
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Chemoreceptors
  • 7.3 Mechanoreceptors
  • 7.4 Catecholamine release
  • 7.5 Methods of studying ventilation in water-breathing animals
  • 7.6 Ventilatory responses to hypoxia
  • 7.7 Circulatory responses to hypoxia
  • 7.8 General conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 8 Acid-base regulation in response to changes of the environment:characteristics and capacity
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Environmentally induced changes of the acid-base status
  • 8.3 Characteristics of regulatory responses
  • 8.4 Capacity of acid-base relevant ion-transfer mechanisms as a function of environmental conditions
  • 8.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • 9 Environmental effects on fish gill structure and function
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Environmental ions
  • 9.3 Morphological component to acid-base regulation
  • 9.4 Environmental pH and oxygen
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 10 Effects of water pH on gas and ion transfer across fish gills
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Proton excretion
  • 10.3 Effect of water pH on proton transport
  • 10.4 Interactions between proton, carbon dioxide and ammonia excretion
  • 10.5 Sodium uptake
  • 10.6 Chloride uptake
  • 10.7 Carbon dioxide transfer
  • 10.8 Oxygen transfer
  • 10.9 Ammonia excretion
  • 10.10 Swimming performance
  • References
  • 11 Endocrine responses to environmental pollutants
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Adrenocortical response
  • 11.3 Adrenergic responses
  • 11.4 Prolactin
  • 11.5 Thyroid response
  • 11.6 Future studies
  • References
  • 12 Branchial mechanisms of acclimation to metals in freshwater fish
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Effects of metals on gill morphology
  • 12.3 ‘Shock’ phase
  • 12.4 Branchial defences against acute metal toxicity
  • 12.5 Recovery and the origin of metal tolerance
  • 12.6 Increased tolerance via decreased metal accumulation by the gills
  • 12.7 Increased tolerance via increased metal storage and detoxification in gill tissue
  • 12.8 Increased tolerance via increased resistance of metal-sensitive processes
  • 12.9 Conclusions
  • 12.10 Future research directions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 13 Phenotypic plasticity of fish muscle to temperature change
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Muscle function and temperature
  • 13.3 Temperature acclimation of swimming performance
  • 13.4 Plasticity of muscle phenotypes
  • 13.5 Muscle contractile properties
  • 13.6 Muscle metabolism
  • 13.7 Future prospects
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
  • 14 Recent advances in the ecophysiology of Antarctic notothenioid fishes: metabolic capacity and sensory performance
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 Respiration and metabolism
  • 14.3 The cardiovascular system
  • 14.4 The blood oxygen transport system
  • 14.5 Responses to stress
  • 14.6 Sensory ecophysiology of notothenioid fishes
  • 14.7 Ecophysiology and evolution of notothenioid fishes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 15 Ecophysiology of intertidal fish
  • 15.1 Introduction
  • 15.2 The intertidal environment
  • 15.3 Temperature
  • 15.4 Osmoregulation
  • 15.5 Respiratory adaptations
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Author index.

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