LEADER 04503nam 22005534a 450 001 9910453792003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-73686-4 010 $a9786611736866 010 $a1-57808-560-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555751 035 $a(EBL)3404260 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3404260 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3404260 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256212 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL173686 035 $a(OCoLC)503445977 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555751 100 $a20080306d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 00$aFish life in special environments$b[electronic resource] /$feditors, Philippe Se?bert, D.W. Onyango, B.G. Kapoor 210 $aEnfield, NH $cScience Publishers$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (363 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57808-387-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1. Fish Osmoregulation in Special Environments""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""'Environment': What does it Mean?""; ""Normal and/or Special Environments""; ""'Adaptation'""; ""'Osmo-ionoregulation' in Fisha???An Outline of Basic Principles""; ""OSMOTICALLY SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS""; ""The Intertidal Environment""; ""The Hyper-saline Waters""; ""DEEP-SEA ENVIRONMENT""; ""The Deep-Sea""; ""Life in the Deep-Sea""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""References""; ""2. Alcolapia grahami: A Fish Inhabiting a Highly Alkaline Environment of Lake Magadi, Kenya"" 327 $a""INTRODUCTION""""Respiration""; ""Osmoregulation""; ""Feeding and Digestion""; ""Breeding""; ""References""; ""3. Cave Fishes: The Consequences of the Life in Darkness""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS""; ""Regressive Traits""; ""Constructive Traits""; ""Constructive and Regressive Traits in One System: The Brain""; ""CHANGES IN THE PHYSIOLOGY OF CAVE FISHES""; ""BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS IN CAVE-DWELLING FISHES""; ""Biological Clock""; ""Reaction to Light""; ""Dorsal Light Reaction""; ""Alarm Reaction""; ""Social Groups""; ""Food and Feeding Behavior""; ""Reproductive Behavior"" 327 $a""Agonistic Behavior""""Life History""; ""HOW TO EXPLAIN ALL THESE CHANGES?""; ""References""; ""4. Circadian Rhythms in Hypogean Fish: With Special Reference to the Cave Loach, Nemacheilus evezardi""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CIRCADIAN RHYTHM: CHARACTERISTICS AND PROPERTIES""; ""CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IN CAVE FISH""; ""BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN NEMACHEILUS EVEZARDI""; ""Kotumsar Cave: Location, Structure and Geophysical Parameters""; ""The Hypogean Loach, Nemacheilus evezardi""; ""Circadian Rhythm in Burying Behavior""; ""Circadian Rhythm in Surfacing Behavior"" 327 $a""Phototactic Behavior and Circadian Rhythm""""Circadian Rhythm in Chromatophore Population""; ""Circadian Rhythm in Tissue Metabolites and Enzymes""; ""Circadian Rhythm in Swimming Activity""; ""Circadian Rhythm in Locomotor Activity in N. evezardi""; ""DOES NEMACHEILUS EVEZARDI POSSESS A FUNCTIONAL CIRCADIAN PACEMAKER?""; ""GENERAL CONCLUSIONS""; ""References""; ""5. Hemoglobinless Antarctic Icefish: Adaptations to Living at Sub-zero Temperatures""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE SOUTHERN OCEAN MARINE ENVIRONMENT""; ""ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS""; ""CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM"" 327 $a""RESPIRATORY AND OTHER ADAPTATIONS""""References""; ""6. Fish Life in Special Environments: Mitochondrial Function in the Cold""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Evolutionary Adaptation to Cold: Does Mitochondrial Abundance and Oxidative Capacity Indicate Compensation for Cold Temperatures?""; ""Evolutionary Adaptation to Cold: Maintenance of Mitochondrial ADP Affinities without Thermal Compensation of Maximal Capacities""; ""Evolutionary Adaptation to Cold: Changes in Phospholipid Composition""; ""Costs of Enhanced Mitochondrial Activity"" 327 $a""Permanent vs Temporary Cold: Contrast between the Two Poles"" 606 $aFishes$xEcophysiology 606 $aFishes$xHabitat 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFishes$xEcophysiology. 615 0$aFishes$xHabitat. 676 $a597/.17 701 $aSe?bert$b Philippe$0927584 701 $aOnyango$b Daniel W$0927585 701 $aKapoor$b B. G$0927586 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453792003321 996 $aFish life in special environments$92084018 997 $aUNINA