Color Change Mechanisms of Cold-Blooded Vertebrates

ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Resume of Responses Origin and Nomenclature of Chromatophores Physiological and Morphological Color Changes and Their Measurement Classification of Responses Anatomy of the Pituitary and Nomenclature of Its Lobes Pituitary Hormones and Their Nomenclature Chapter 3.1 Physiological Color Changes in Amphibians Description of Responses Analysis of Ocular (Background) Responses Appendix Chapter 3.2 Physiological Color Changes in Elasmobranchs Nonvisual Response Secondary Ocular (Black Background) Response Tertiary Ocular (White Background) Response Criticisms of the Two-Hormone Hypothesis as Applied to Amphibians and Elasmobranchs Chapter 3.3 Physiological Color Changes in Teleosts Anguilla Gasterosteus Fundulus Phoxinus General Summary of Teleost Color Change Mechanisms Appendix on Flatfish Chapter 3.4 Physiological Color Changes in Cyclostomes Chapter 3.5 Physiological Color Changes in Reptiles Anolis Phrynosoma Chameleons Generalities about Reptilian Color Change Evolution of Coordinating Mechanisms for Ocular (Background) Responses in Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles Chapter 4. Biological Assay of Melanin-Dispersing Hormones General Statement on Biological Assay Historical Resume of Attempts to Assay M.D.H Theoretical Considerations In Vivo Method In Vitro Method Assay of Melanin-Dispersing Substances in Urine and Blood Chapter 5. Chemistry of Melanin-Dispersing Hormones Glandular Origin of Melanin-Dispersing Hormones Source Material for Preparing Extracts Chemistry of the Hormones Appendix: The Pineal Excitant Melatonin Chapter 6. Information About the Mechanism of the Melanophore Structure and Mechanics Pharmacology Energy Sources for Melanin Movement Chapter 7. Morphological Color Change in Response to Background Amphibia Teleosts Hormonal Basis for Morphological Change Chapter 8. Has Color Change Any Biological Advantage? Protective Coloration Temperature Regulation Chapter 9. Actions of Melanin-Dispersing Hormone on Functions other than Color Change Vision Metabolism Miscellaneous Effects Selected References: Chromatophores in Invertebrates and Warm-Blooded Vertebrates References Subject Index