Rhythms in Fishes

M.A. Ali (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

348 Seiten

2012
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4613-6326-2 (ISBN)

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Tush, my good lord, this superficial tale Is but a preface of her worthy praise; King Henry the Sixth: Part I, Act V, Sc. 5 This volume is the direct result of a NATO. Advanced Study Institute (ASI) of the same title, held at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada in August 1991. All the major presentations had been commissioned, so to speak, during the organisational phase. This was done with the view of not only having a structured ASI, whIch is expected to be a high-level tutorial activity, but also the ensuing volume. As will be indicated in the general introduction, there have been a couple of meetings and publications dealing with rhythms in fishes in the past twenty years. However, as in other disciplines, there has been substantial progress in this field also. Further, I wished to cover almost all aspects and come out with a volme which will be as complete as possible. Of course, this failed to materialise. In spite of starting the arrangements two years before the event, several lecturers were not able to attend due to a number of reasons. Some could be replaced while others could not Taking into account their individual specialties, I asked about twenty active workers in the field to provide provoking overviews, not simply reviews of their own work. Also, this being a NATO.

Terminology in Biological Rhythms.- to the Analysis of Periodic Phenomena.- Biological Rhythms: Mechanisms and Adaptive Values.- Behaviour and Rhythms in Fishes.- Ultradian Rhythms in Fishes.- Tidally-Synchronised Behaviour in Marine Fishes.- Lunar and Semi-Lunar Rhythms in Fishes.- Circadian Basis for Neuroendocrine Regulation.- Sleep, Inactivity and Orcadian Rhythms in Fish.- Feeding-Entrained Circadian Rhythms in Fishes.- Melatonin and Its Effects in Fishes: An Overview.- Regulation of the Rhythmic Melatonin Secretion by Fish Pineal Photoreceptor Cells.- The Rainbow Trout Pineal Organ: An Endocrine Photometer.- Melatonin Synthesis by the Teleost Pineal: An Overview.- Photoreceptor Organs and Circadian Locomotor Aciwity in Fishes.- Photoreceptive Functions of the Teleost Pineal Organ and Their Implications in Biological Rhythms.- Light Dependent and Endogenous Circadian Control of Adaptation in Teleost Retinae.- Retinohypothalamic Projections and the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of the Teleost Brain.- General Discussion and Perspectives.- Author Index.- Systematic Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.10.2012
Reihe/Serie	Nato Science Series: A ; 236
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 348 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
ISBN-10	1-4613-6326-8 / 1461363268
ISBN-13	978-1-4613-6326-2 / 9781461363262
Zustand	Neuware