Fishes Of The Amazon And Their Environment

Author : A.L. Val
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642792294
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fishes of the Amazon and Their Environment written by A.L. Val and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazon is a giant piece of "amphibian" land which is the result of complex geological and evolutionary processes. The number of living beings in such a land is difficult to estimate. The interactions between these organ isms and the environment are fascinating but barely understood. These features lured us to the Amazon in 1981. However, soon after, we realized that the dimensions of these interactions were overwhelming. This book is designed to review aspects of the physiology and biochemistry of fishes of the Amazon. The description of the pulsative nature of the environment and the distinct features of the ichthyofauna of the Amazon were central to the main goal. Nevertheless, any complete view is limited by the magnitude of the intraspecific variability coupled with the complex fluctuations of the environment. Thus, we have placed an emphasis on respiratory physiology and biochemistry. The reference list was made as complete as possible, particularly regarding special publications not readily available. We hope that this book is useful for comparative physiologists, tropical biologists, and the people interested in interactions between organ isms and their environment. We are grateful to many people who contributed to the making of this book. Our initial ideas were influenced by Drs. Arno Schwantes, Maria Lufza Schwantes, Jose Tundisi, Anna Emflia Vazzoler, and Naercio Menezes.

Author : Adalberto Luís Val
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
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Download or read book Fishes of the Amazon and Their Environment written by Adalberto Luís Val and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a concise view of the interaction of the Amazonian fishes with their environment. The sequence drives the reader from the formation of the Amazon basin and its relationship with fish diversity and variability to the adaptive strategies the fishes have developed to face the environmental heterogeneity of the Amazon. The central part of the book addresses respiratory adjustments to the low oxygen content of the Amazonian waters in all major fish groups. The discussion covers the main anatomical, morphological, physiological and biochemical adjustments in water and air breathing fishes.

Author : A.L. Val
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642792294
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fishes of the Amazon and Their Environment written by A.L. Val and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazon is a giant piece of "amphibian" land which is the result of complex geological and evolutionary processes. The number of living beings in such a land is difficult to estimate. The interactions between these organ isms and the environment are fascinating but barely understood. These features lured us to the Amazon in 1981. However, soon after, we realized that the dimensions of these interactions were overwhelming. This book is designed to review aspects of the physiology and biochemistry of fishes of the Amazon. The description of the pulsative nature of the environment and the distinct features of the ichthyofauna of the Amazon were central to the main goal. Nevertheless, any complete view is limited by the magnitude of the intraspecific variability coupled with the complex fluctuations of the environment. Thus, we have placed an emphasis on respiratory physiology and biochemistry. The reference list was made as complete as possible, particularly regarding special publications not readily available. We hope that this book is useful for comparative physiologists, tropical biologists, and the people interested in interactions between organ isms and their environment. We are grateful to many people who contributed to the making of this book. Our initial ideas were influenced by Drs. Arno Schwantes, Maria Lufza Schwantes, Jose Tundisi, Anna Emflia Vazzoler, and Naercio Menezes.

Author : Adalberto Luís Val
Publisher : Inpa
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
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Download or read book Physiology and Biochemistry of the Fishes of the Amazon written by Adalberto Luís Val and published by Inpa. This book was released on 1996 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology and ecophysiology of fishes of the Amazon. Ecophysiological aspects of Amazonian blackwater litterbank fish communities. Electric signalling and communication in weakly electric fishes (Gymnotiformes) of South America. Reproductive biology of piranhas (Teleostei, Characiformes). Larval development in the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the curimatã-pacú (Prochilodus marggravii). Physiological responses to hypoxia and pH changes. Surviving low oxygen levels: Lessons from fishes of the Amazon. Hemoglobin adaptations in Amazonian and temperature fish with special reference to hypoxia, allosteric effectors and functional heterogeneity. Acid excretion in Amazonian fish. The interaction between O2 and CO2 exchange in the obligate air breather, Arapaima gigas, and the facultative air breather, Lipossarcus pardalis. Ion regulation in ion poor waters of low pH. Ammonia excretion in fish adapted to an ion-poor environment. The hemoglobins of two species of the genus Hypophthalmus (Siluriformes, Hypophthalmidae). Control of ventilation in air-breathing fish. Cardiorespiratory function and aquatic surface respiration in Colossoma macropomum exposed to graded and acute hypoxia. Morpho-functional adaptations of gills in tropical fish. Ventilatory flow relative to intrabuccal and intraopercular volumes in two ecologically distinct erythrinids (Hoplias malabaricus and Hoplias lacerdae) exposed to normoxia and graded hypoxia. Aquatic respiration during hypoxia of the facultative air-breathing Holerythrinus unitaeniatus. A comparison with the water-breathing Hoplias malabaricus. Cardiovascular physiology in lungfishes. Oxygen sensing and metablic regulation: short, intermediate, and long term roles. Respiration in fishes of the Amazon: metabolic adjustments to chronic hypoxia. Cardiac energy metabolism in teleosts and marine elasmobranchs: Where do freshwater elasmobranchs fit?. Antioxidant defenses in fishes of the Amazon...

Author : Adalberto Luís Val
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
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Download or read book Fishes of the Amazon and Their Environment written by Adalberto Luís Val and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a concise view of the interaction of the Amazonian fishes with their environment. The sequence drives the reader from the formation of the Amazon basin and its relationship with fish diversity and variability to the adaptive strategies the fishes have developed to face the environmental heterogeneity of the Amazon. The central part of the book addresses respiratory adjustments to the low oxygen content of the Amazonian waters in all major fish groups. The discussion covers the main anatomical, morphological, physiological and biochemical adjustments in water and air breathing fishes.

Author : Peter van der Sleen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400888808
Total Pages : 464 pages
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Download or read book Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas written by Peter van der Sleen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth, with more than 3,000 species allotted to 564 genera. Amazonian fishes include piranhas, electric eels, freshwater stingrays, a myriad of beautiful small-bodied tetras and catfishes, and the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world, the pirarucu. Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas provides descriptions and identification keys for all the known genera of fishes that inhabit Greater Amazonia, a vast and still mostly remote region of tropical rainforests, seasonally flooded savannas, and meandering lowland rivers. The guide’s contributors include more than fifty expert scientists. They summarize the current state of knowledge on the taxonomy, species richness, and ecology of these fish groups, and provide references to relevant literature for species-level identifications. This richly illustrated guide contains 700 detailed drawings, 190 color photos, and 500 distribution maps, which cover all genera. An extensive and illustrated glossary helps readers with the identification keys. The first complete overview of the fish diversity in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas, this comprehensive guide is essential for anyone interested in the freshwater life inhabiting this part of the world. First complete overview of the fish diversity in the Amazon and Orinoco basins Contributors include more than fifty experts Identification keys and distribution maps for all genera 190 stunning color photos 700 detailed line drawings Extensive and illustrated glossary

Author : Marisa N Fernandes
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000738051
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fish Respiration and Environment written by Marisa N Fernandes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gills of healthy fishes are their lifeline to meet the challenges arising from their changing environment: oxygen gradient, alkalinity, temperature fluctuations and the added pollutants. The diverse and ever changing aquatic environment has a major impact on the organization of various organ-systems of fishes. This book contains seventeen chapters

Author : Sy Montgomery
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780358238393
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amazon Adventure written by Sy Montgomery and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sibert Honor winner Sy Montgomery explores how tiny fish living in the Amazon river, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and its often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment. This installment in the Scientists in the Field series includes gorgeous full-color photography.

Author : Sven Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439845263
Total Pages : 430 pages
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Download or read book Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management written by Sven Jorgensen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining background knowledge and practical tools, Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management gives you an overview of how to manage inland waters in a holistic manner. It examines the problems that threaten aquatic inland water ecosystems and presents a set of toolboxes for solving them. The book focuses on lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers,

Author : Bernardo Baldisserotto
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128158735
Total Pages : 358 pages
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Download or read book Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish written by Bernardo Baldisserotto and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-11-09 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish is the all-inclusive guide to fish species prevalent in the neotropical realm. It provides the most updated systematics, classification, anatomical, behavioral, genetic, and functioning systems information on freshwater neotropical fish species. This book begins by analyzing the differences in phylogeny, anatomy, and behaviour of neotropical fish. Systems such as cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, digestive, reproductive, muscular, and endocrine are described in detail. This book also looks at the effects of stress on fish immune systems, and how color and pigmentation play into physiology and species differentiation. Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish is a must-have for fish biologists and zoologists. Students in zoology, ichthyology, and fish farming will also find this book useful for its coverage of some of the world’s rarest and least-known fish species. Features chapters written by top neotropical fish researchers and specialists Discusses environmental effects on neotropical fishes, including climate change and pollution Details the phylogenetic occurrence of electroreceptors and electric organs in fish