Cold Ocean Physiology Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series 1st Edition by Hans Pörtner, Richard Playle – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 0521039681, 9780521039680
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ISBN 10: 0521039681
ISBN 13: 9780521039680
Author: Hans-O. Pörtner, Richard C. Playle
From a human viewpoint, the cold waters of deep sea and polar marine regions present an inhospitable and harsh environment for life. The study of organisms that have exploited this seemingly hostile ecological niche has revealed intriguing physiological adaptations. This volume summarizes the most recent information on the adaptations exhibited by representatives of the main groups of polar animals, including marine invertebrates, fish, mammals, and birds. The scales of adaptation range from the whole organism to the underlying molecular mechanisms. Unique in its breadth of coverage, this volume will provide an important resource for all those concerned specifically with how animals have adapted to life in extreme conditions.
Table of contents:
Part I. General Concepts:
1.Temperature and energetics: an introduction to cold ocean physiology – A. Clarke
Part II. Compensatory Adaptations in Cold Ocean Environments:
2. Adaptation to cold and depth: contrasts between polar and deep-sea animals – G. N. Somero
3. Temperature and growth rates as modulators of the metabolic capacities of fish muscle – H. Guderley
4. Energetic aspects of cold adaptation: critical temperatures in metabolic, ionic and acid-base regulation? – H. O. Pörtner, I. Hardewig, F. J. Sartoris and P. L. M. van Dijk
5. Physiological and evolutionary aspects of myoglobin expression in the haemoglobinless Antarctic icefishes – B. D. Sidell and M. E. Vayda
6. Oxygen transport systems in extreme environments: multiplicity and structure-function relationship in haemoglobins of Antarctic fish – G. di Prisco, M. Tamburrini and R. D´Avino
7. Membrane lipid and protein adaptations in Antarctic fish – C. Storelli, R. Acierno and M. Maffia
8. Kinetics of enzymes in cold-stenothermal invertebrates – R. A. H. Vetter and F. Buchholz
9. Effects of low temperature on prooxidant processes and antioxidant defence systems in marine organisms – A. Viarengo, D. Abele-Oeschger and B. Burlando
Part III. Exploitative Adaptations:
10. New insights into fish antifreeze proteins: physiological significance and molecular regulation – G. L. Fletcher, S. V. Goddard, P. L. Davies, Z. Gong, K. V. Ewart and C. L. Hew
11. Antifreeze glycopeptides and peptides in the freezing avoidance of Weddell Sea fishes: its relation to mode of life, depth distribution and evolution – A. P. A. Wöhrmann
Part IV. Integrative Approaches:
12. Effects of environmental and experimental stress on Antarctic fish – S. Egginton and W. Davison
13. Fish cardio-circulatory function in the cold – M. Axelsson, C. Agnisola, S. Nilsson and B. Tota
14. Feeding, metabolism and metabolic scope in Antarctic marine ectotherms – L. S. Peck
15. Evolution and adaptation of the diving response: phocids and otariids – P. W. Hochachka and P. D. Mottishaw
16. The physiology of polar birds – R. M. Bevan, C. M. Bishop, and P. J. Butler
Part V. Applied Approaches:
17. Physiological ecology in cold ocean fisheries: a case study in Atlantic cod – R. G. Boutilier
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