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Biology of Antarctic Fish

Authors :
Guido di Prisco
Bruno Maresca
Bruno Tota
Guido di Prisco
Bruno Maresca
Bruno Tota
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Biology of Antarctic Fish presents the most recent findings on the biology of fish in the unique environment of the Antarctic ocean. At present the year-round temperature of the coastal waters is very near -1,87 ° C, the equilibrium temperature of the ice-seawater mixture. This extremely low temperature affects different levels of organization of fish life: individuals, organ systems, cells, organelles, membranes, and molecules. Exploring ecology, evolution, and life history as well as physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of Antarctic fish the book describes the mechanisms of cold adaptation at all these levels. It provides material for discussion also for fundamental questions in the field of adaptation to an extreme environment and therefore is of particular interest not only to specialized scientists, but also to those involved in basic and evolutionary biology.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9783540533504 and 9783642762178
Database :
eBook Index
Journal :
Biology of Antarctic Fish
Publication Type :
eBook
Accession number :
2872534