Zoology: fishes (ichthyology) Books
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Stupid as a Fish
Book SynopsisAccording to recent research, fish also possess not only extremely sophisticated sensory organs, but also highly developed central nervous systems that are similar in basic structure to the brains of mammals. Immerse yourself in a fascinating world and learn all about the different sensory systems of fish.
£29.74
Books on Demand Alle Reptilien der Welt: Die komplette Checkliste
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Taschen GmbH Michael Muller. Sharks
Book SynopsisMichael Muller has carved a career out of impressive encounters. Famed for his portraits of the world’s most elite actors, musicians, and sports stars, he has in the last decade built up one of the most spectacular portfolios of underwater shark photography. Muller’s quest is to document sharks with an unprecedented proximity and precision, bringing the Hollywood portrait session to the ocean predator. In ocean depths around the world, he approaches the sharks with a patented seven-bulb, 1200-watt plexi-encased strobe lighting rig, developed with NASA engineering, and no cage. This collection of Muller’s images, including the first-known photograph of a great white breaching at night, is a catalog of adrenalin and awe. Arranged geographically, it follows Muller’s ocean adventures from black tip and sand tiger sharks in South Africa to great hammerheads in the Bahamas, with thrilling narratives from each trip documenting the challenges and near-misses along the way. To compliment Muller’s work for advocacy organizations such as WildAid and EarthEcho, the images are contextualized with essays from Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and marine biologist Alison Kock, who discuss exploration and conservation of our oceanic kingdom. Culture writer Arty Nelson adds an overview of Muller’s work, while a technical section explains the precise equipment behind these spectacular shots. Together, these insightful texts and awesome images offer a record of breathtaking photographic feats, a tribute to the beauty and might of the shark, and a rallying cry for its fragile future.This book is also available in a signed Collector’s Edition and two Art Editions, each including a signed and numbered print.Trade Review“Muller’s intimate, mesmerizing shark portraits convey an energy and wonder that has you wanting to learn more.” * coolhunting.com *“[Sharks] in no way demonises the ocean’s apex predators; instead, Muller’s beautiful underwater images admire the animals’ evolutionary perfection and graceful power. Nature’s supermodels.” * Esquire *“Sharks: Face-to-Face with the Ocean’s Endangered Predator, is full of strikingly beautiful, intimate shots of the animals. Photographing them with Hollywood-style lighting and free from a cage, Muller has been on a mission to help conserve these much-feared and misunderstood ocean dwellers.” * CBS News *“…extraordinary not only in its aesthetic wonder but also in its ability to change and inspire the way we see—and think about—these majestic creatures of the deep.” * Flood magazine *“This stunning monster shark book will eat you alive.” * Maxim.com *“The culmination of a decade-long obsession with these apex predators, [Sharks] contains hundreds of photos, shot in beautiful, haunting style...” * Man of the World *
£57.00
Aquaristik - Consulting & Service GmbH Aqualog Killifishes of the World: Old World
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£22.49
Aquaristik - Consulting & Service GmbH Aqualog South American Cichlids IV
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£29.99
Aquaristik - Consulting & Service GmbH Aqualog All Livebearers and Half-beaks
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£52.49
Aquaristik - Consulting & Service GmbH Aqualog Freshwater Rays
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£29.99
Aquaristik - Consulting & Service GmbH Aqualog Extra: The Latest Corydoras
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£13.46
Aquaristik - Consulting & Service GmbH Aqualog African Cichlids III, Malawi II -
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£22.49
Biotech Books Biology of Fishes
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£22.50
Agro-Bios History of Fishes: A Complete Known Account of
Book SynopsisThis work is considered culturally important and part of civilization's knowledge base. It has been reproduced true to the original with copyright references and library stamps. Available in the public domain for distribution. Contains historical artifacts that are important for preservation and public access.
£22.49
Biofolia Eggs & Larvae of North Sea Fishes
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£44.62
Ege Yayinlari Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean
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£36.75
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Transgenic Fish
Book SynopsisStudies on transgenic fish, in contrast to mammals, are still in their infancy. However, it is evident that such fish will not only be of considerable economic benefit to aquaculture but will enable scientists to make quantum leaps in their understanding of the physiological and biochemical mechanisms unique to fish, and of the developmental biology of vertebrates in general.The potential of transgenic fish for research and industrial development is beginning to be widely recognized. This timely volume encompasses the full spectrum of current research on transgenic fish. It will be valuable to many scientists who intend to explore the merits of the technology for the first time.Trade Review"To summarize, I can recommend this book to anyone who wants a review of the subject, is considering starting research in the field, or is already involved." David Penman Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 1993 "Throughout the book there is a genuine attempt to make the technology simple and easily understood ... a full spectrum of topics is covered in such a small volume to which no less than twenty-nine well-known experts (over 20 from Canada and the USA, others from Japan, China and Israel) have contributed. It is well-illustrated, references are up-to-date (to 1992) and the index is comprehensive." N P Wilkins Aquaculture 123, 1994Table of ContentsPart 1 Oogenesis models and gene transfer techniques: egg development - from gametes to embryonic development and hatching, M. Weisbart; gene transfer and expression in medaka embryos, K. Ozato et al. Part 2 Inheritance and expression studies: generation of fast growing transgenic fish, Z-Y. Zhu; expression of heterologous genes in transgenic fish, B. Moav et al; growth hormone gene transfer in Atlantic salmon - use of fish antifreeze/growth hormone chimeric gene construct, S-J. Du et al; genetic engineering of freeze-resistant Atlantic salmon, G.L. Fletcher et al. Part 3 Ecological and containment considerations: ecological and regulatory uncertainties associated with transgenic fish, E.M. Hallerman and A.R. Kapuscinski; containment of genetically altered fish with emphasis on salmonids, R.H. Devlin and E.M. Donaldson (part contents).
£96.30
Springer Verlag, Singapore Zebrafish Model for Biomedical Research
Book SynopsisThis book provides the latest information on the significance of zebrafish as an ideal model for researching the biomedical field, with references. This book also focused on the evidence of zebrafish as a model in cardiovascular, neurologic, psychiatric and metabolic research. In addition, the book also includes the research carried out on zebrafish in hepatic, renal, ophthalmic, and ENT related areas. Contributed chapters come from the most prominent laboratories working in this field, which provides a unique perspective on zebrafish models from a wide spectrum of the research community. In addition, the book offers a detailed analysis of the most current research in the area for specific zebrafish models including specific research in the area of skin disorders, endocrine diseases, nutritional disorders, gastrointestinal, hematological disorders and cancer. The compilation of chapters in the volume culminates into a comprehensive and definitive text on zebrafish and its suitability for modeling various diseases, providing a critical resource on the potential attributes of the zebrafish as a pharmacological model. In terms of scope, this book is a useful tool for young researchers, professors and pharmaceutical scientists for understanding the significance of zebrafish as an emerging pharmacological model that can significantly aid in the process of drug discovery and development.Table of Contents1 ABCD of Zebrafish Culture.- 2 Zebrafish: a model organism to understand tumor angiogenesis mechanism.- 3 Zebrafish as a xenotransplantation model for studying cancer biology and cancer drug discovery.- 4 Zebrafish Models for Screening of Metabolic diseases.- 5 Role of Zebrafish as an experimental model for renal disorders.- 6 Evolution of Zebrafish As A Novel Pharmacological Model in Endocrine Research.- 7 Zebrafish as a versatile model for cancer research.- 8 Zebrafish as an Indispensable tool for Infectious diseases & Immune modulatory studies.- 9 Common models for cancer research.- 10 Zebrafish model for biomedical research.- 11 Zebrafish Model for Biomedical Research: Creating Waves in Ocean of Evidence.- 12 Zebrafish as a novel pharmacological screening model for drug discovery and development against hematological disorders.- 13 Zebrafish-a Metamorphosis in Ophthalmological Research: A Literature Review.- 14 Zebrafish: A potential preclinical model for neurological research in modern biology.- 15 Zebrafish Screening for Skin Diseases.- 16 Growing importance of Zebrafish in translational neuroscience.- 17 Supporting the next generation of risk assessment in toxicology: the design of AOPs anchored on the alternative model zebrafish.- 18 Zebrafish: a novel model in Psychopharmacological research.- 19 Pharmacological modeling of gastrointestinal disorders in zebrafish for drug discovery and development.- 20 Zebra Fish Models for Liver Diseases.- 21 Zebrafish Model for Neurotoxic Drug Screening: Methodologies and Protocols.
£189.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Color Atlas of Zebrafish Histology and Cytology
Book SynopsisThis book elucidates the tissue structure and cell composition of the organs of zebrafish at the microscopic, ultrastructural and molecular levels. The distribution of important macromolecular substances is shown and the morphological relationship between different components is analyzed. The book is divided into 15 chapters and contains more than 700 structural photos, all of which are original experimental pictures of the research group. It shows the histological panorama of the whole zebrafish both in cross and longitudinal sections and covers and interprets the tissues and organs of zebrafish in detail, including oropharynx, taste buds, pharyngeal teeth, liver, etc. A brief text description of the structure and function meaning is available for every picture to facilitate the audience understanding the theoretical knowledge more vivid and concrete. In addition, the 3D reconstruction of the main organs of zebrafish is completed by computer-aided technology, and the three-dimensional morphology of the organs is displayed in an intuitive form. This book provides a reference for postgraduates and researchers in anatomy, biology, animal medicine, animal science, aquaculture, developmental biology, medicine, and experimental animals.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Whole Zebrafish Section Atlas.- Chapter 2. Digestive Tract.- Chapter 3. Digestive Gland.- Chapter 4. Respiratory System.- Chapter 5. Urinary Organs.- Chapter 6. Male Gonads.- Chapter 7. Female Gonads.- Chapter 8. Immune Organs.- Chapter 9. Endocrine Organs.- Chapter 10. Circulation and Blood.- Chapter 11. Skin, Scales and Fins.- Chapter 12. Nervous System.- Chapter 13. Sensory Organs.- Chapter 14. Muscles.- Chapter 15. Spine and Cartilage.
£132.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Outlook of Climate Change and Fish Nutrition
Book SynopsisThe edited book covers the climate change impact broadly across the ecosystems including increasing pressure on livelihood and food supplies to the society. Climate change, in particular, rising temperatures, can have both direct and indirect effects on global fish production. Fisheries and aquaculture is one of the important sectors of agriculture for livelihood and nutritional security. Fish, being poikilothermic in nature are very sensitive to any change in the ecosystem. In commercial aquaculture, it is crucial to ensure that environmental rearing conditions are adequate, if not optimal, for fish growth, welfare and profitability. Thus, the book develops an understanding regarding changes in relevant environmental parameters and its affect in the growth and physiological performance of fish. Fish feeds on natural food organisms, but the adverse changes in the ecosystem attracts nutritionists to provide better food and feeding strategies for optimum growth and survival of the fish. it is become necessary to develop preparedness about the changes and their mitigation strategies through fish nutrition and feeding strategies. This book addresses the potential impact of climate change on the aquaculture sector under sections - Assessment of Global Warming Impact on aquatic resources and fish production, Adaptation in Fish Digestive Physiology and Biochemistry under Changing Environment, Prioritization of fish feed technology with respect to changing climate for adaptation and mitigation, Strategies and planning on reproductive physiology and feed management for biodiversity conservation. The chapters are contributed by the experts in the field of fish nutrition and physiology. The book assists fish farmers, entrepreneurs, planners and advisors specifically related to nutritional and physico-biochemical changes in fishes to adapt or mitigate the adverse effect of climate change. Table of Contents1. The Perspective of climate change on aquatic environment and fish production.- 2. Climate Change: Stressor on Marine Buffer System.- 3. Climate Change: Impact on Fauna and Fishing Activity 0f River.- 4. Possible Impact of Climate Change on Fisheries.- 5. Impact of global warming on changing pattern of biodiversity and fish production in inland open waters.- 6. Climate Change and Coral Reef Ecosystem: Impacts and Management Strategies.- 7. Implications of Climate Change on Fisheries and Food Security.- 8. Nexus of climate change with fish production and its implications on livelihood and nutritional security.- 9. Gut microbes and its physiological role in fish: adaptive strategies for climatic variability.- 10. Metabolic adaptation of fishes under different consequences of climate change.- 11. Argulus Parasitism in Aquaculture: An Elevated Temperature Scenario.- 12. Effect of environmental variability on the pigmentation of Fishes.- 13. Climate Change and stress Response in Teleost. 14. Impact of Climate Change on Emergence of Biotoxin in Fish and Shellfish.- 15. Metabolomic response to high temperature stress in murrel Channa striatus and insights for designer feeds.- 16. Feed and feeding management for sustainable growth and health of fish in varying climatic condition.- 17. Vulnerability and Mitigation Approach to Nutritional Pathology for Sustainable Fish Growth in Changing Climatic Conditions.- 18. Technology Prioritization For Climate-Resilient Nutritive Fish.- 19. Role of Dietary supplements in stress amelioration of teleost fishes.- 20. Dealing the hardship in aquaculture nutrition in a changing climatic condition.- 21. Strategies to mitigate climate change-imposed challenges in fish nutrition.- 22. Duckweed-based circular aquaculture for climate resilience and carbon foot-print reduction of fed Aquaculture.- 23. Nutraceuticals in aquaculture: a prospective climate change adaptation strategy.- 24. Broodstock development, induced breeding, and seed production of climbing perch Anabas testudineus: An alternative aquaculture species for changing environment.- 25. Effect of changing environmental factors on reproductive cycle and endocrinology of fishes.- 26. Impact of climate change on fish reproduction and climate-resilient broodstock management.- 27. Nutrition and environment interactions in aquaculture.- 28. Reproductive and maternal nutrition in changing climatic conditions.
£151.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Eel Science
Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of eel research and fish migration studies for more than 40 years showing the research history and recent advances in eel studies. Dr. Katsumi Tsukamoto, the esteemed editor of this book, has been actively involved in eel research as one of the leading scientists in the world for a long time, and he and his team successfully collected the fertilized eggs and spawn-condition adult eels from the wild for the first time in the world. This book compiles the essentials of the scientific findings obtained by the editor and his colleagues and reviews the latest references of eel science. Knowledge and information in the book such as a spawning area survey, research on artificial production of glass eels, the discovery of a new species, etc. will attract the reader’s interest, as these are written based on the authors’ experiences. Readers can obtain a comprehensive understanding of eels from various aspects of eel science including the cultural and socio-economic importance of eels and valuable scientific information using state-of-the-art approaches. The book also endeavors to contribute to the conservation of eel species, some of which have been classified as endangered by the IUCN and to promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. Taxonomy (30 pages) Fundamental information about eel biology will be introduced with recent knowledge on taxonomy, population structure and evolution. Chapter 1. Morphology and Taxonomy Shun Watanabe (Kindai University) Chapter 2. Population Structure and Speciation Jun Aoyama (The University of Tokyo) Part II. Ecology (90 pages) Recent progress in knowledge about life history, spawning areas and migration will be described in detail to understand ecological aspects of freshwater eels. Chapter 3. Life History Mari Kuroki (The University of Tokyo) Chapter 4. Spawning Areas Michael J. Miller (The University of Tokyo) Chapter 5. Larval Transport Shingo Kimura (The University of Tokyo) Chapter 6. Glass Eel Recruitment Akira Shinoda (Tokyo Medical University), Nobuto Fukuda (Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency) Chapter 7. Spawning Migration Takatoshi Higuchi (The University of Tokyo) Chapter 8. Behavior Hikaru Itakura (Maryland University) Part III. Physiology (75 pages) Basic physiological information on eels is presented with new findings on osmoregulation, reproduction, metamorphosis and digestion. Chapter 9. Nervous Systems and Sense Naoyuki Yamamoto, Hanako Hagio (Nagoya University) Chapter 10. Digestion and Absorption Soichi Watanabe (The University of Tokyo) Chapter 11. Osmoregulation Toyoji Kaneko (The University of Tokyo) Chapter 12. Reproduction Shigeho Ijiri (Hokkaido University) Chapter 13. Metamorphosis and Silvering Seishi Hagihara (The University of Tokyo), Ryusuke Sudo (Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency) Part IV. Applied Science (60 pages) Research on eel aquaculture will be summarized including recent progress on artificial maturation of adult eels and larval rearing for artificial mass production of glass eels. Chapter 14. Artificial Maturation Shinji Adachi (Hokkaido University) Chapter 15. Larval Rearing Yoshiaki Yamada, Akihiro Okamura, Noriyuki Horie, Naomi Mikawa (IRAGO Institute, Co. Ltd.) Chapter 16. Breeding Kazuharu Nomura (Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency) Chapter 17. Disease Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga (The University of Tokyo) Part V. Resources and Conservation (75 pages) The present status and research on eel resources will be introduced to understand how to conserve eel species in relation to their unique life history. Chapter 18. Fisheries Kazuki Yokouchi (Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency) Chapter 19. Resources Naohito Okazoe (Fisheries Agency) Chapter 20. Trading Tetsuji Ida (Kyodo News) Chapter 21. Distribution Tatsuki Yoshinaga (Kitasato University) Chapter 22. River Improvement Yoichi Yasuda (Nihon University) Chapter 23. Conservation Matthew Gollock (Zoological Society of London), (Hiromi Shiraishi)
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