The Biology of Lungfishes

Herausgeber: Jorgensen, Jorden Morup; Joss, Jean

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Biology of Lungfishes presents an up-to-date collection of reviews on some of the most important aspects of the life of lungfishes. The book draws on contributions from well-known experts with a long record of scientific work within their respective fields. The general natural history of the three genera of lungfishes, the fascinating fossil story, and modern ideas of lungfish phylogeny form the main part of the text. The book also covers the morphology and physiology of various organs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 554
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 989g
• ISBN-13: 9781578084319
• ISBN-10: 1578084318
• Artikelnr.: 31283483

Autorenporträt

Jørden Mørup Jørgensen, Department of Zoophysiology, Biology Institute, University of Aarhus, Denmark Jean Joss, Department of Biology Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of Contributors
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Fossil Record of Lungfishes
Chapter 2. Phylogeny of Lungfishes
Chapter 3. The Natural History of the Australian Lungfish
Chapter 4. The General Natural History of the African Lungfishes
Chapter 5. Biology of the South American Lungfish
Lepidosiren paradoxa
Chapter 6. Early Head Development in the Australian Lungfish
Neoceratodus forsteri
Chapter 7. The Head Muscles of Dipnoans-A Review on the Homologies and Evolution of these Muscles within Vertebrates
Chapter 8. The Dipnoan Dentition: A Unique Adaptation with a Longstanding Evolutionary Record
Chapter 9. The Integument of Lungfish: General Structure and Keratin Composition
Chapter 10. Respiratory Function in Lungfish (Dipnoi) and a Comparison to Land Vertebrates
Chapter 11. Respiratory Adaptations in Lungfish Blood and Hemoglobin
Chapter 12. Lungfish Metabolism
Chapter 13. The Lungfish Digestive System
Chapter 14. The Lungfish Urogenital System
Chapter 15. The Lungfish Endocrine System
Chapter 16. The Central Nervous System of Lungfish
Chapter 17. Vision in Lungfish
Chapter 18. The Lateral Line System in Lungfishes: Mechanoreceptive Neuromasts and Electroreceptive Ampullary Organs
Chapter 19. The Inner Ear of Lungfish
Chapter 20. Hearing in the African Lungfish
Protopterus annectens
Color Plate Section
Index