Phylogeny, anatomy and physiology of ancient fishes / editors, Giacomo Zaccone, Department of Food and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, K. Dabrowski, School of Environment & Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, Michael S. Hedrick, Developmental Integrative Biology Research Cluster, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA, J.M.O. Fernandes, Marine Genomics Research Group, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway, José M. Icardo, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

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Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]
Descriptionviii, 297 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Fishes--Phylogeny.
Fishes--Anatomy.
Fishes--Physiology.
Hagfishes.
Lungfishes.
Fishes--Evolution.

Other author/creatorZaccone, Giacomo.
Other author/creatorDabrowski, Konrad.
Other author/creatorHeck, Michael S.
Other author/creatorFernandes, Jorge M. O.
Other author/creatorIcardo, Jose M.
Contents 1. Phylogenetic introduction / Hans-Peter Schultze -- 2. 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 and Bruno Tota -- 3. Evolutionary aspects on the comparative biology of lungfishes : emphasis on South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa / Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida-Val, Luciana Mara Lopes Fé and Derek Felipe de Campos -- 4. Developmental metabolism of the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri / Casey A. Mueller -- 5. Aestivation in African lungfishes : physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology / Shit F. Chew, Biyun Ching, You R. Chng, Jasmine L.Y. Ong, Kum C. Hiong, Xiu L. Chen and Yuen K. Ip -- 6. Anatomy of the heart and circulation in lungfishes / José M. Icardo, Bruno Tota and Yuen K. Ip -- 7. The cardiac outflow tract of primitive fishes / Adrian C. Grimes -- 8. Control of breathing in primitive fishes / Michael S. Hedrick and Stephen L. Katz -- 9. The lung-swimbladder issue : a simple case of homology - or not? / Markus Lambertz and Steven F. Perry -- 10. The gut and associated organs in the African lungfish Protopterus annectens / José M. Icardo -- 11. Morphology, histology, and functional structure of the alimentary canal of sturgeon / Ramón Carmona Martos, Cristina E. Trenzado Romero and Ana Sanz Rus -- 12. The structural organization in the olfactory system of the teleosts and garfishes / Michal Kuciel, Krystyna Żuwala, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Leszek Satora and Giacomo Zaccone -- 13. Hagfish slime and slime glands / Douglas S. Fudge, Timothy M. Winegard and Julia E. Herr.
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General noteAvailable in 2015.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2015458683
ISBN9781498707558
ISBN1498707556

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