Metamorphosis in Fish

ISBN-13: 9781578087136 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 268 str.

Sylvie Dufour; Karine Rousseau; B. G. Kapoor

Opis

This book gathers current data on the two types of fish metamorphoses and their endocrine controls. It will be of interest for fish biologists as well as comparative physiologists and endocrinologists. Metamorphosis is a major developmental phase characterized by morphological and physiological changes. It prepares organisms for a drastic shift in habitat and behavior. Among vertebrates, besides the well-known larval metamorphosis in amphibians, two types of metamorphosis are also described in the life cycle of some fish species. Larval metamorphosis, also called first metamorphosis or true metamorphosis, is encountered in lampreys, representative species of basal vertebrates as well as in some teleost groups, elopomorphs and pleuronectiforms, and possibly also in some other teleost species. Secondary metamorphosis occurs in juveniles of some diadromic migratory teleosts, such as salmons and eels, and compared to larval metamorphosis, involves less drastic morphological changes.

Spis treści

Introduction to Fish First and Secondary Metamorphoses, K. Rousseau and S. Dufour
Lamprey Metamorphosis, John H. Youson and Richard G. Manzon
Metamorphosis of Elopomorphs, Keisuke Yamano
Metamorphosis of Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes), Yasuo Inui and Satoshi Miwa
Metamorphosis in an Amphidromous Goby, Sicyopterus Lagocephalus (Pallas 1767) (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Sicydiinae): A True Metamorphosis? Philippe Keith, Laura Taillebois, Clara Lord, Céline Ellien, Sylvie Dufour and Karine Rousseau
Salmonid Secondary Metamorphosis: Smoltification, Karine Rousseau, Patrick Martin, Gilles Boeuf and Sylvie Dufour
Eel Secondary Metamorphosis: Silvering, Karine Rousseau, Salima Aroua and Sylvie Dufour

O autorze

Dufour, Sylvie; Rousseau, Karine ; Kapoor, B. G.