The Physiology of Fishes, Fourth Edition

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Product Details

• Series: CRC Marine Biology Series
• Hardcover: 491 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 4 edition (November 25, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439880301
• ISBN-13: 978-1439880302
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 7.5 x 10.5 inches

Descriptions

Following the success of the bestselling third edition, this newly updated and completely revised fourth edition ofThe Physiology of Fishes provides comprehensive coverage of the most important aspects of the form and function of fishes. It covers the most recent advances as well as fundamental subjects such as cardiovascular physiology, intestinal transport, and gill ion uptake. Written by an international group of experts, this book contains fresh approaches, with completely new treatment of the original topics and the addition of new chapters:

• Muscle plasticity
• Membranes and Metabolism
• Oxygen Sensing
• Endocrine Disruption
• Pain Perception
• Cardiac Regeneration
• Neuronal Regeneration

Two decades after the publication of the first edition, this book remains the only published single-volume work on fish physiology. Each chapter contains an extensive bibliography, providing readers with the best sources from the primary literature. The fourth edition provides an important reference for aquatic biologists, ichthyologists, fisheries scientists, and comparative physiologists.

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