The Biology Of Hypogean Fishes

Author : Aldemaro Romero
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401597952
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The biology of hypogean fishes written by Aldemaro Romero and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hypogean (cave, artesian) fishes have fascinated researchers even before they were described in the scientific literature in 1842. Since then, a number of scientists have used them to justify their own evolutionary ideas, from neo-Lamarckism to neo-Darwinism, from neutral evolution to selectionist approaches. Research in recent years has shown that these fishes are much more complex in their adaptations to the subterranean environment than previously believed: there are those with features expected from living in total darkness (complete blindness and depigmentation) and poor in nutrients (extremely low metabolic rates); others differ very little, if any, from their epigean (surface) ancestors in their morphology and physiology (but not so in their behavior). Some of them even live in nutrient-rich environments. Actually, one of the most overlooked facets of these animals is that there are more species of hypogean fishes without troglomorphisms (blindness, depigmentation) than with troglomorphic ones. The study of these apparently `unadapted' fishes is providing new insights into our understanding of the evolution of phenotypic characters, founding effect, behavioral, and physiological adaptations. The 86 species of troglomorphic fishes described so far belong to 18 different families, many of which would hardly fit the notion that they were 'preadapted' to conquer the underground environment. Further, many troglomorphic `species' show very little genotypic differentiation when compared with their putative ancestors, indicating that massive phenotype changes can be achieved via little genetic reorganization, a reorganization that mostly affects regulatory genes. These and many other topics are discussed in this volume containing 29 papers, written by 41 authors from 9 countries. Hopefully, this volume will convince many other researchers that hypogean fishes represent a unique opportunity to study a concept in evolutionary biology that is only superficially understood: convergent evolution.

Author : Eleonora Trajano
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439840482
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biology of Subterranean Fishes written by Eleonora Trajano and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-05-20 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most habitats, adaptations are the single most obvious aspects of an organism’s phenotype. However, the most obvious feature of many subterranean animals are losses, not adaptations. Even Darwin saw subterranean animals as degenerates: examples of eyelessness and loss of structure in general. For him, the explanation was a straightforward Lamarckian one, and one that did not involve adaptation and the struggle of existence. This volume is a comprehensive account of all known species of subterranean fishes. It includes an extensive introduction, history of investigations, consideration of non-stygobitic fishes in caves, and detailed analysis of the conservation status of these very rare animals.

Author : Graham S. Proudlove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Subterranean Fishes of the World written by Graham S. Proudlove and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Adalberto Luis Val
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080454276
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fish Physiology: The Physiology of Tropical Fishes written by Adalberto Luis Val and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Physiology of Tropical Fishes is the 21st volume of the well-known Fish Physiology series and consists of 12 chapters. The purpose of the book is to consolidate and integrate what is known about tropical fishes (marine and freshwater species). The twelve chapters focus on the physiological adaptations acquired during the evolutionary process to cope with warm and shallow hypoxic waters from tropical and neotropical hydrographic basins as well as with the intertidal and coral reef habitats which occur in abundance in tropical seas. The special characteristics of tropical fish fauna will be issued in order to explain the tropical fish radiation, which gave rise to such extreme fish diversity. This present volume, is a voyage through the tropical region reviewing the fish diversity of the main tropical freshwater sheds, including the major tropical rivers and lakes, the major dams, and marine environments. State-of-the-art information on tropical fish physiology Written by specialists working in the Tropics Offers a diverse depiction of the various tropical fishes and the environment where they inhabit 12 innovative chapters covering a concise view of growth rate, biological rhythms, feeding plasticity, cardio-respiratory design and function, diversity of structure, and much more

Author : David L.G. Noakes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048134587
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Fishes written by David L.G. Noakes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the current state of research by Chinese scientists on fish biology and fisheries and brings together manuscripts by authors from research institutions, universities and government agencies. There are papers on aquaculture, life history, genetics, marine and freshwater biology, conservation, physiology, new species descriptions, and truly amazing hypogean fishes. The information on these remarkable cave species shows how much we have yet to learn from that incredible fauna. There are papers dealing with some of the largest fishes and some of the smallest cave species. There are papers dealing with some of the most traditional forms of aquaculture and others with the most modern molecular techniques. The volume includes papers on critically threatened native fishes as well as the most common food species, such as grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). The information on rare and threatened species shows how China is dealing with their endangered fishes. The information on their carp species will be invaluable to those in other countries who will either take advantage of the productive carp species in aquaculture or try to manage them as invasive species outside China. For the first time we bring together a complete overview of the state of fisheries research in China.

Author : John Gunn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1579583997
Total Pages : 1971 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science written by John Gunn and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science examines cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management.

Author : Quentin Bone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1134186312
Total Pages : 450 pages
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Download or read book Biology of Fishes written by Quentin Bone and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2008-03-19 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The VitalBook e-book version of Biology of Fishes is only available only in the US and Canada at the present time. To purchase or rent please visit http://store.vitalsource.com/show/978-1-1341-8631-0. The Third Edition of Biology of Fishes is chiefly about fish as remarkably efficient machines for coping with the many problems that life in wat

Author : Danté Fenolio
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421418630
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life in the Dark written by Danté Fenolio and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents hundreds of creatures like the firefly squid, tarantula hawks, and blind spiny eels that have adapted to habitats devoid of light such as caves, the bottoms of oceans and lakes, and underground.

Author : Harry Macdonald Kyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
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Download or read book The Biology of Fishes; by Harry M. Kyle written by Harry Macdonald Kyle and published by . This book was released on 1971* with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Aldemaro Romero Díaz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521828465
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cave Biology written by Aldemaro Romero Díaz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical examination of current knowledge and ideas on cave biology, with emphasis on evolution, ecology, and conservation.