Chapter Title

Bioluminescence

Book Title

Fish Larval Physiology

Authors

Andrey V. Suntsov, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Edith A. Widder, Ocean Research and Conservation Association
Tracey Sutton, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, IncFollow

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Editors

R.N. Finn, B.G. Kapoor

Description

This book is intended as a resource for students and researchers interested in developmental biology and physiology and specifically addresses the larval stages of fish. Fish larvae (and fish embryos) are not small juveniles or adults. Rather they are transitionary organisms that bridge the critical gap between the singlecelled egg and sexually immature juvenile. Fish larvae represent the stage of the life cycle that is used for differentiation, feeding and distribution. The book aims at providing a single-volume treatise that explains how fish larvae develop and differentiate, how they regulate salt, water and acid-base balance, how they transport and exchange gases, acquire and utilise energy, how they sense their environment, and move in their aquatic medium, how they control and defend themselves, and finally how they grow up.

ISBN

9781578083886

Publication Date

1-7-2008

Publisher

Science Publishes

City

Enfield

Disciplines

Marine Biology | Oceanography

Comments

Pages 51-90

NSUWorks Citation

Suntsov, Andrey V.; Edith A. Widder; and Tracey Sutton. (2008). Bioluminescence. In R.N. Finn, B.G. Kapoor (Eds.), Fish Larval Physiology .