Book Details
Orange Code:76112
Paperback:545 pages
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1. Endocrinology of Molting2. Endocrinology of Metabolism and Water Balance: Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone3. Adaptive Color Change and the Molecular Endocrinology of Pigment Translocation in Crustacean Chromatophores4. Muscle Structure, Fiber Types, and Physiology5. Skeletal Muscle Differentiation, Growth, and Plasticity6. Regeneration in Crustaceans7. Circulatory Physiology8. Osmoregulation and Excretion9. Nutrition and Digestion10. Responses to Environmental Stresses: Oxygen, Temperature, and pH11. Oxygen Transport Proteins in Crustacea: Hemocyanin and Hemoglobin12. Energetics and Metabolic Regulation13. Crustacean Genomics and Functional Genomic Responses to Environmental Stress and Infection14. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals15. Some Physiological Responses of Crustaceans to Toxicants
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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.Physiology 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.
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