Physiology

Volume IV
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-983241-5
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 532 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1202 g

The Crustacea is one of the dominant invertebrate groups, displaying staggering diversity in form and function, and spanning the full spectrum of Earth's environments. Crustaceans are increasingly used as model organisms in all fields of biology, as few other taxa exhibit such a variety of body shapes and adaptations to particular habitats and environmental conditions. Physiological Regulation is the fourth volume in The Natural History of the Crustacea series, and the first book in over twenty-five years to provide an overview of the comparative physiology of crustaceans. An understanding of physiology is crucial to a comprehension of the biology of this fascinating invertebrate group. Written by a group of internationally recognized experts studying a wide range of crustacean taxa and topics, this volume synthesizes current research in a format that is accessible to a wide scientific audience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chang, Ernest S.

Thiel, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Krebstiere (Crustacea)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierethologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierphysiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Contents

- Chapter 1. Endocrinology of Molting

- Simon G. Webster

- Chapter 2. Endocrinology of Metabolism and Water Balance - Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone

- Simon G. Webster

- Chapter 3. Adaptive Color Change and the Molecular Endocrinology of Pigment Translocation in Crustacean Chromatophores

- John Campbell McNamara and Sarah Ribeiro Milograna

- Chapter 4. Muscle Structure, Fiber Types, and Physiology

- Scott Medler and Donald L. Mykles

- Chapter 5. Skeletal Muscle Differentiation, Growth, and Plasticity

- Donald L. Mykles and Scott Medler

- Chapter 6. Regeneration in Crustaceans

- Penny M. Hopkins and Sunetra Das

- Chapter 7. Circulatory Physiology

- Ian J. McGaw and Carl L. Reiber

- Chapter 8. Osmoregulation and Excretion

- Jehan Hervé Lignot and Guy Charmantier

- Chapter 9. Nutrition and Digestion

- Reinhard Saborowski

- Chapter 10. Responses to Environmental Stresses: Oxygen, Temperature and pH

- Nia M. Whiteley and Edwin W. Taylor

- Chapter 11. Oxygen Transport Proteins in Crustacea: Hemocyanin and Hemoglobin

- Nora B. Terwilliger

- Chapter 12. Energetics and Metabolic Regulation

- Ana Gabriela Jimenez and Stephen T. Kinsey

- Chapter 13. Crustacean Genomics and Functional Genomic Responses to Environmental Stress and Infection

- Jonathon H. Stillman and David A. Hurt

- Chapter 14. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

- Peter L. deFur and Laura E. Williams

- Chapter 15. Some Physiological Responses of Crustaceans to Toxicants

- Judith S. Weis

Über Autor(innen)

Ernest S. Chang is a Professor at the Bodega Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Davis. Martin Thiel is Professor of Marine Biology at Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.