Phylogeny, anatomy and physiology of ancient fishes. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Giacomo Zaccone, Konrad Dabrowski, Michael S. Hedrick, Jorge M.O. Fernandes, Jose M. Icardo.
• Editors: Zaccone, Giacomo; Dabrowski, Konrad; Hedrick, Michael S; Fernandes, Jorge M. O; Icardo, Jose M
• Contents: Preface; The editors Phylogenetic introduction; Hans-Peter Schultze The occurrence and function of the NOS/NO system in the heart of the eel and the African lungfish; Daniela Amelio, Filippo Garofalo, Sandra Imbrogno, Bruno Tota Evolutionary aspects on the comparative biology of lungfishes: emphasis on South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa; Vera M. Fonseca de Almeida-Val, Luciana Lopes Fé, Derek F. de Campos Developmental metabolism of the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri; Casey Mueller Aestivation in African lungfishes: Physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology; Shit F. Chew, Biyun Ching, You R. Chang, Jasmine L.Y. Ong, Kum C. Hiong, Xiu L. Chen, Yuen K. Ip Anatomy of the heart and circulation in lungfishes; José M. Icardo, Bruno Tota, Yuen K. Ip The cardiac outflow tract of primitive fishes; Adrian C. Grimes Control of breathing in primitive fishes; Michael Hedrick, Stephen L. Katz The lung-swimbladder issue and the complex hierarchical nature of homology: A simple case of homology - Or not?; Markus Lambertz, Steven F. Perry The gut and associated organs in the African lungfish Protopterus annectens; José M. Icardo Morphology, histology and functional structure of the alimentary canal of sturgeon; Ramón Carmona, Cristina E. Trenzado, Ana Sanz The structural organization in the olfactory system of the teleosts and garfishes; Michal Kuciel, Krystyna Zuwala, Eugenia R. Lauriano, Leszek Satora, Giacomo Zaccone Hagfish slime and slime glands; Douglas Fudge, Timothy Winegard, Julia E. Herr
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 567; Fishes, Fossil; Fishes -- Phylogeny; Fishes -- Anatomy; Fishes -- Physiology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498707565
• Related ISBNs: 9781498707558
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