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Fishes of the Amazon and their environment : physiological and biochemical aspects

Title
Fishes of the Amazon and their environment : physiological and biochemical aspects / A.L. Val, V.M.F. de Almeida-Val.
Author
Val, Adalberto Luís.
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional Authors
Almeida-Val, V. M. F. de (Vera M. F.), 1956-
Description
xi, 224 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  • 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.
Series Statement
Zoophysiology ; v. 32
Uniform Title
Zoophysiology ; v. 32.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-216) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Amazonian Waters -- Ch. 3. The Amazon Ichthyofauna -- Ch. 4. Gas Exchange -- Ch. 5. Respiratory Metabolism -- Ch. 6. Conclusion and Perspectives.
ISBN
  • 3540583823 (Berlin : acid-free paper)
  • 0387583823 (New York : acid-free paper)
LCCN
95001001
OCLC
  • 31971343
  • ocm31971343
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries