Fishes of Antarctica - A biological overview (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)

The Antarctic fish fauna has evolved over a long period of geographic and climatic isolation. In the course of this evolution, Antarctic fish have developed specialized adaptations, some of which characterize these organisms as unique. In strong contrast to the continental shelf faunas elsewhere, the Antarctic shelf ichthyofauna is dominated by a single highly endemic group, the Notothenioidei. This group of perciform fish probably first appeared and diversified in the early Tertiary. The development of the Polar Front (referred to as the Antarctic Convergence in the older literature) resulted in a natural oceanographic barrier to migration in either direction, and thus became a key factor in the evolution of Antarctic fish. The dominance of the Antarctic continental shelf fauna by a single taxonomic group of fish provides a simplified natural laboratory for exploring the wealth of physiological, biochemical and ecological adaptations that characterize the fauna. Understanding of the patterns of adaptation in this highly specialized group of fish can tell us much about of evolution.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Italy
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	1998
Editors:	Guido Di Prisco • Eva Pisano • Andrew Clark
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	363
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
ISBN-13:	978-88-470-2182-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas) Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > General Promotions
LSN:	88-470-2182-0
Barcode:	9788847021822

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