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This book draws together the most relevant and recent advances in
the area of ionic transport in animals. In particular, it describes
the role of modern cell and molecular biology research techniques
in this rapidly advancing field. These techniques have led to
important advances in our knowledge of cellular mechanisms of ion
transporting epithelia, the role and expression of osmoregulatory
hormones and a new understanding of whole body salt and water
balance.
Fish have evolved to colonise almost every type of aquatic habitat
and today they are a hugely diverse group of over 25,000 species.
The evolution of this great diversity of species has resulted in a
myriad of solutions to the demands posed by the aquatic
environment.
Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Fish presents a current
and comprehensive overview of fish physiology to demonstrate how
living fish function in their environment. As with other books in
the Series, the emphasis is on the unique physiological
characteristics of the fish, but with applications to questions of
broad relevance in physiological ecology. A preliminary chapter
introduces the aquatic environment and gives a general description
of fish biology, evolution, and taxonomy. Subsequent sections
discuss the particular problems of living in water, life in extreme
environments, techniques for studying fish ecophysiology, and
future research directions.
Fishes have evolved to colonise almost every type of aquatic
habitat and today they are a hugely diverse group of over 25,000
species. The evolution of this great diversity of species has
resulted in a myriad of solutions to the demands posed by the
aquatic environment. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of
Fishes presents a current and comprehensive overview of fish
physiology to demonstrate how living fishes function in their
environment. As with other books in the Series, the emphasis is on
the unique physiological characteristics of the fish, but with
applications to questions of broad relevance in physiological
ecology. A preliminary chapter introduces the aquatic environment
and gives a general description of fish biology, evolution, and
taxonomy. Subsequent sections discuss the particular problems of
living in water, life in extreme environments, techniques for
studying fish ecophysiology, and future research directions.
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