The biology of lungfishes. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Jørden Mørup Jørgensen, Jean Joss.
• Other Names: Jørgensen, Jørgen Mørup; Joss, Jean
• Contents: 1. The fossil record of lungfishes / Jennifer A. Clack, Esther L. Sharp & John A. Long -- 2. Phylogeny of lungfishes / Zerina Johanson & Per E. Ahlberg -- 3. The natural history of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870) / Peter K. Kind -- 4. The general natural history of the African lungfishes / Chrisestom M. Mlewa, John M. Green & Robert L. Dunbrack -- 5. Biology of the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa / Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida-Val [and others] -- 6. Early head development in the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri / Rolf Ericsson, Jean Joss & Lennart Olsson -- 7. The head muscles of dipnoans : a review on the homologies and evolution of these muscles within vertebrates / Rui Diogo & Virginia Abdala -- 8. The dipnoan dentition : a unique adaptation with a longstanding evolutionary record / Moya Meredith Smith & Zerina Johanson -- 9. The integument of lungfish : general structure and keratin composition / Lorenzo Alibardi, Jean Joss & Mattia Toni -- 10. Respiratory function in lungfish (dipnoi) and a comparison to land vertebrates / Mogens L. Glass -- 11. Respiratory adaptations in lungfish blood and hemoglobin / Roy E. Weber & Frank Bo Jensen -- 12. Lungfish metabolism / James S. Ballantyne & Natasha T. Frick -- 13. The lungfish digestive system / Masoud Hassanpour & Jean Joss -- 14. The lungfish urogenital system / Jean Joss -- 15. The lungfish endocrine system / Jean Joss -- 16. The central nervous system of lungfishes / R. Glenn Northcutt -- 17. Vision in lungfish / Justin Marshall [and others] -- 18. The lateral line system in lungfishes : mechanoreceptive neuromasts and electroreceptive ampullary organs / Jørden Mørup Jørgensen -- 19. The inner ear of lungfishes / Jørden Mørup Jørgensen & Arthur N. Popper -- 20. Hearing in the African lungfish, Protopterus annectens / Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard [and others].
• Publisher Details: Enfield, N.H : Science Publishers
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 536 pages), illustrations (some color), maps
• Subjects: 597.39 B615; Lungfishes; NATURE -- Animals -- Fish; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology; Lungfishes; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439848616; 1439848610
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.