Phylogeny, Anatomy and Physiology of Ancient FishesGiacomo Zaccone, Konrad Dabrowski, Michael S. Hedrick, Jorge M. O. Fernandes, Jose M. Icardo This book on ancient fishes unites the work of many specialists coming from different areas of biology. Hagfishes, lungfishes, Chondrosteans, and Holosteans constitute the main subject of study. Fossil records and extant species are compared to establish the conservation or the degeneration of specific characters. However, phylogenetic relationship |
Contents
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2 The Occurrence and Function of the NOSNO System in the Heart of the Eel and the African Lungfish | 19 |
Emphasis on SouthAmerican Lungfish Lepidosiren paradoxa | 38 |
4 Developmental Physiology of the Australian Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri | 57 |
Physiology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 81 |
6 Anatomy of the Heart and Circulation in Lungfishes | 133 |
7 The Cardiac Outflow Tract of Primitive Fishes | 151 |
8 Control of Breathing in Primitive Fishes | 179 |
A Simple Case of Homology8212Or Not? | 201 |
10 The Gut and Associated Organs in the African Lungfish Protopterus annectens | 212 |
11 Morphology Histology and Functional Structure of the Alimentary Canal of Sturgeon | 233 |
12 The Structural Organization in the Olfactory System of the Teleosts and Garfishes | 260 |
13 Hagfish Slime and Slime Glands | 272 |
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actinopterygians activity aestivating African lungfishes aestivation in air African lungfish African lungfish Protopterus Amelio Amia ammonia production aquatic arousal arteries Australian lungfish basal Biochem Biol Biology blood breathing bulbus arteriosus cardiac chondrichthyans ciliated coelacanth Comp conus arteriosus decrease DeLaney digestive dorsal embryos enzymes epithelium evolution excretion Fishman freshwater function gas bladder gas exchange gene genome gills glycogen gnathostomes hagfish hagfish slime hatching heart Hochachka hypoxia Icardo Imbrogno increase intestine Johansen layer Lepidosiren paradoxa Loong lung maintenance phase mechanism metabolic months of aestivation Morphol morphology mucous myocardial myocardium Neoceratodus forsteri nitric oxide olfactory organ OSNs Osteichthyes oxygen phase of aestivation Physiol Physiology placoderms protein Protopterus Protopterus aethiopicus Protopterus annectens pyloric receptors respiration respiratory S.F. Chew sarcopterygians Scale bars slime glands smooth muscle species spiral valve structure sturgeon swimbladder teleosts temperature tetrapods tissue urea urea synthesis ventral ventricle vertebrates W.P. Wong Y.K. Ip Zool