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Main Title Extremophile Fishes Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme Environments / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Riesch, RĂ¼diger.
Tobler, Michael.
Plath, Martin.
Publisher Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2015
Call Number QH541.5.W3; QH541.5.F7; QH541.5.S3
ISBN 9783319133621
Subjects Life sciences ; Animal ecology ; Aquatic biology ; Morphology (Animals) ; Animal Physiology
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13362-1
Collation XII, 326 p. 30 illus., 16 illus. in color. online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes Extremophile fishes: An Introduction -- Low-Oxygen Lifestyles -- The Adaptive Radiation of Notothenioid Fishes in the Waters of Antarctica -- Desert Environments -- Hypersaline Environments -- Life in the Fast Lane: A Review of Rheophily in Freshwater Fishes -- Hydrogen Sulfide-Toxic Habitats -- Cave Environments -- Pickled Fish Anyone? -- Temporary Environments -- Evolutionary Toxicology: Population Adaptation in Response to Anthropogenic Pollution -- Extremophile fishes: an integrative synthesis. This book summarizes the key adaptations enabling extremophile fishes to survive under harsh environmental conditions. It reviews the most recent research on acidic, Antarctic, cave, desert, hypersaline, hypoxic, temporary, and fast-flowing habitats, as well as naturally and anthropogenically toxic waters, while pointing out generalities that are evident across different study systems. Knowledge of the different adaptations that allow fish to cope with stressful environmental conditions furthers our understanding of basic physiological, ecological, and evolutionary principles. In several cases, evidence is provided for how the adaptation to extreme environments promotes the emergence of new species. Furthermore, a link is made to conservation biology, and how human activities have exacerbated existing extreme environments and created new ones. The book concludes with a discussion of major open questions in our understanding of the ecology and evolution of life in extreme environments.
Place Published Cham
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2015
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20150519174522
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 03363nam a22005535i 45