Hans-O. Portner / Richard C. Playle (eds.)

Cold Ocean Physiology

Herausgeber: Playle, R. C.; Portner, H. O.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From a human viewpoint, the cold waters of deep sea and polar marine regions present an inhospitable and harsh environment for life. The study of organisms which have exploited this seemingly hostile ecological niche has revealed intriguing physiological adaptations. This volume summarises the most recent information on the adaptations exhibited by representatives of the main groups of polar animals, including marine invertebrates, fish, mammals and birds, at scales ranging from the whole organism through to the underlying molecular adaptational mechanisms. Unique in its breadth of coverage, this volume will provide an important resource for all those concerned specifically with how animals have adapted to life in extreme conditions, as well as being of general interest to all marine biologists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 836g
• ISBN-13: 9780521039680
• ISBN-10: 0521039681
• Artikelnr.: 22948821

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Preface; Part I. General Concepts: 1. Temperature and
energetics: an introduction to cold ocean physiology A. Clarke; Part II.
Compensatory Adaptations in Cold Ocean Environments: 2. Adaptation to cold
and depth: contrasts between polar and deep-sea animals G. N. Somero; 3.
Temperature and growth rates as modulators of the metabolic capacities of
fish muscle H. Guderley; 4. Energetic aspects of cold adaptation: critical
temperatures in metabolic, ionic and acid-base regulation? H. O. Pörtner,
I. Hardewig, F. J. Sartoris and P. L. M. van Dijk; 5. Physiological and
evolutionary aspects of myoglobin expression in the haemoglobinless
Antarctic icefishes B. D. Sidell and M. E. Vayda; 6. Oxygen transport
systems in extreme environments: multiplicity and structure-function
relationship in haemoglobins of Antarctic fish G. di Prisco, M. Tamburrini
and R. D¿Avino; 7. Membrane lipid and protein adaptations in Antarctic fish
C. Storelli, R. Acierno and M. Maffia; 8. Kinetics of enzymes in
cold-stenothermal invertebrates R. A. H. Vetter and F. Buchholz; 9. Effects
of low temperature on prooxidant processes and antioxidant defence systems
in marine organisms A. Viarengo, D. Abele-Oeschger and B. Burlando; Part
III. Exploitative Adaptations: 10. New insights into fish antifreeze
proteins: physiological significance and molecular regulation G. L.
Fletcher, S. V. Goddard, P. L. Davies, Z. Gong, K. V. Ewart and C. L. Hew;
11. Antifreeze glycopeptides and peptides in the freezing avoidance of
Weddell Sea fishes: its relation to mode of life, depth distribution and
evolution A. P. A. Wöhrmann; Part IV. Integrative Approaches: 12. Effects
of environmental and experimental stress on Antarctic fish S. Egginton and
W. Davison; 13. Fish cardio-circulatory function in the cold M. Axelsson,
C. Agnisola, S. Nilsson and B. Tota; 14. Feeding, metabolism and metabolic
scope in Antarctic marine ectotherms L. S. Peck; 15. Evolution and
adaptation of the diving response: phocids and otariids P. W. Hochachka and
P. D. Mottishaw; 16. The physiology of polar birds R. M. Bevan, C. M.
Bishop, and P. J. Butler; Part V. Applied Approaches: 17. Physiological
ecology in cold ocean fisheries: a case study in Atlantic cod R. G.
Boutilier; Index.