Weihrauch / O’Donnell Acid-Base Balance and Nitrogen Excretion in Invertebrates

Mechanisms and Strategies in Various Invertebrate Groups with Considerations of Challenges Caused by Ocean Acidification
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-39617-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 306 Seiten

Reihe: Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the diverse strategies invertebrate animals have developed for nitrogen excretion and maintenance of acid-base balance and summarizes the most recent findings in the field, obtained by state-of-the-art methodology.  A broad range of terrestrial, freshwater and marine invertebrate groups are covered, including crustaceans, cephalopods, insects and worms. In addition the impact of current and future changes in ocean acidification on marine invertebrates due to anthropogenic CO2 release will be analyzed.  The book addresses graduate students and young researchers interested in general animal physiology, comparative physiology and marine/aquatic animal physiology. Also it is an essential source for researchers dealing with the effects of increasing pCO2 levels on aquatic animals, of which the vast majority are indeed invertebrates. All chapters are peer-reviewed.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weihrauch, Dirk

O’Donnell, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Acid-base balance in crustaceans (Fehsenfeld, Weihrauch).- Chapter 2: Acid-base balance in cephalopods (Hu, Tseng).- Chapter 3: Acid-base balance in echinoderms (Stumpp).- Chapter 4: Acid-base balance in the digestive tract of insects (Onken, Moffett).- Chapter 5: Effect of elevated PCO2 levels (global change) on the acid-base balance in marine invertebrates (Melzner, Thomson).- Chapter 6: Nitrogen excretion in freshwater and soil invertebrates: planarians, leeches and nematodes. (Quijada-Rodriguez, Weihrauch).- Chapter 7: Nitrogen excretion in aquatic crustaceans (Weihrauch).- Chapter 8: Nitrogen excretion in terrestrial crustaceans (Linton).- Chapter 9: Nitrogen excretion in insects (O’Donnell).- Chapter 10: The Na/K-ATPase and its role in acid-base balance and ammonia excretion (Leone, Lucena, Garcon, Pinto, McNamara).- Chapter 11: Sodium/hydrogen transporters (NHEs/MHAs) and their role in acid-base balance and ammonia excretion (Rheault).

Über Autor(innen)

Prof. Dr. Dirk Weihrauch Department of Biological Sciences University of Manitoba 190 Dysart Rd. Winnipeg, MB, R3T2N2 Canada [e-mail] Prof. Dr. Michael O’Donnell Department of Biology McMaster University 1280 Main St. West Hamilton, ON , L8S 4K1 Canada [e-mail]