Evolutionary Biology of Primitive Fishes
What, precisely, is a primitive fish? Most biologists would agree that the living cyclostomes, selachians, crossopterygians, etc. cannot be considered truly primitive. However, they and the fossil record have served to provide the information which forms the basis for speculation concerning the natu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1985, 1985
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1985 |
| Series: | NATO Science Series A:, Life Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Scenarios: Why?
- General Ecology of Primitive Fishes
- Facts and Thoughts on Piscine Phylogeny
- Reconstructing the Life Cycle and the Feeding of Ancestral Vertebrates
- Habitat, Phylogeny and the Evolution of Osmoregulatory Strategies in Primitive Fishes
- The Brain and Sense Organs of the Earliest Vertebrates: Reconstruction of a Morphotype
- The Lateral Line System of Cyclostomes
- Freshwater Parasitic Lamprey on Vancouver Island and a Theory of the Evolution of the Freshwater Parasitic and Nonparasitic Life History Types
- Organ Development and Specialization in Lamprey Species
- Early Development of Oral, Olfactory and Adenohypophyseal Structures of Agnathans and Its Evolutionary Implications
- Immunologic Relations Among Fish Groups
- Evolution of Temperature Regulation and of Constancy of Function (Homeokinesis) at Different Temperatures
- Respiration in Phyletically Ancient Fishes
- Regulation of Blood and Body Fluids in Primitive Fish Groups
- Evolution of the Renin-Angiotensin System and Its Role in Control of Cardiovascular Function in Fishes
- Evolutionary Aspects of Reproduction in Cyclostomes and Cartilaginous Fishes
- On Urea Formation in Primitive Fishes
- Some Aspects of Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism in Agnathans
- Hagfish Insulin: Evolution of Insulin
- Evolution of Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Endocrine Systems in Lower Vertebrates
- Functional Evolution of Gastrointestinal Hormones
- Hormonal Peptide Evolution
- Tissue Distribution of Hormonal Peptides in Primitive Fishes
- Group Photo
- Contributors and Participants