Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish is the all-inclusive guide to fish species prevalent in the neotropical realm. It provides the most updated systematics, classification, anatomical, behavioral, genetic, and functioning systems information on freshwater neotropical fish species. This book begins by analyzing the differences in phylogeny, anatomy, and behaviour of neotropical fish. Systems such as cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, digestive, reproductive, muscular, and endocrine are described in detail. This book also looks at the effects of stress on fish immune systems, and how color and pigmentation play into physiology and species differentiation. Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish is a must-have for fish biologists and zoologists. Students in zoology, ichthyology, and fish farming will also find this book useful for its coverage of some of the world's rarest and least-known fish species.

About the Author
Bernardo Baldisserotto is a full professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. He has published five books on fish physiology and fish culture, and has organized and participated in numerous other books and journal publications. Dr. Baldisserotto is editor-in-chief for the Physiology and Biochemistry section of Neotropical Ichthyology and associate editor of Fishes and the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati is an associate professor in fish physiology at the Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal campus. She was founder and president of the Aquabio, the Brazilian Society of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology, and has published books and journal publications on fish physiology and fish culture. She has been working as member of committees of scientific meetings and research funding agencies. Jose Eurico Cyrino is a full professor in fish culture and nutrition at the University of Sao Paulo, and is an accredited 'ad hoc' scientific adviser to all major Brazilian research funding agencies. Dr. Cyrino is an associate editor with the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, and a member of the editorial boards for several international scientific journals.


Book Information
ISBN 9780128158722
Author Bernardo Baldisserotto
Format Paperback
Page Count 358
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 930g