
The Physiology of Fishes
Behavior
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1957
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Margaret E. Brown
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 0 8 8 - 5
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 7 6 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 2 6 7 - 3
The Physiology of Fishes, Volume II: Behavior focuses on the physiology of fishes, as well as nervous and visual systems, sense organs, fish behavior, and pigment of fishes. The… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThe Physiology of Fishes, Volume II: Behavior focuses on the physiology of fishes, as well as nervous and visual systems, sense organs, fish behavior, and pigment of fishes. The book first offers information on the nervous system, including the telencephalon, mesencephalon, metencephalon, medulla oblongata and spinal cord, autonomic nervous system, and functional development of the nervous system. The manuscript then elaborates on the sense organs, acoustico-lateralis system, and olfactory and gustatory senses of fishes. Discussions focus on component parts of the visual system, photoreceptive functions, lateral line, and the labyrinth. The manuscript takes a look at the ethological analysis of fish behavior and reproductive and parental behavior. Topics include coordinating and releasing mechanisms, ecological relationships, endocrine mechanisms, and motor processes. The text also touches on electric organs, luminous organs of fishes, and pigment of fishes. The publication is a valuable reference for readers interested in the physiology of fishes.
Contents
Contributors to Volume II
Chapter I The Nervous System
I. Introduction
II. The Telencephalon
III. The Diencephalon
IV. The Mesencephalon
V. The Metencephalon
VI. The Medulla Oblongata and Spinal Cord
VII. The Autonomic Nervous System
VIII. The Functional Development of the Nervous System
IX. Various Topics Relevant to the Nervous System
References
Chapter II The Sense Organs
Part 1.The Eye
I. The Origin and Significance of the Eye
II. Component Parts of the Visual System
III. Photoreceptive Functions
IV. Functional Adaptations
V.Synopsis
References
Part 2. The Acoustico-Lateralis System
I. Introduction
II. The Lateral Line
III. The Ampullae of Lorenzini
IV. The Labyrinth
References
Part 3. Olfactory and Gustatory Senses of Fishes
I. Introduction
II. Definition of Theory
III. Anatomy of the Olfactory Organs of Fishes
IV. Impulses from the Olfactory Tissue to the Brain
V. Taste and the Common Chemical Sense
VI. Olfaction in Fishes
VII. Orientation to the Parent Stream as It Relates to Odor Recognition
VIII. Concluding Comment
References
Chapter III Behavior
Part 1. Conditioned Responses
I. The Nature of the Conditioned Response
II. Experimental Methods Used in the Formation of Conditioned Responses in Fishes
III. Sensory Investigations by Conditioned Response Techniques
IV. The Relation of the Laboratory Study of Conditioned Responses to Behavior in Normal Environments, and Its Value to Fishery Investigations
References
Part 2. The Ethological Analysis of Fish Behavior
I. Introduction
II. Coordinating Mechanisms
III. Releasing Mechanisms
IV. The Interaction between Internal and External Factors
V. Ritualization
References
Part 3. Reproductive and Parental Behavior
I. Methodology
II. Ecological Relationships
III. Sensory Systems in Sexual and Parental Behavior
IV. Endocrine Mechanisms
V. Neural Mechanisms
VI. Motor Processes
References
Chapter IV The Swimbladder
I. Introduction
II. Hydrostatic Function
III. The Respiratory Function of the Swimbladder
IV. The Sensory Function of the Swimbladder
V. Sound Production by the Swimbladder
VI. The Swimbladder and the Ecology of the Teleostean Fishes
References
Chapter V Electric Organs
I. The Discovery of Electric Fishes
II. The Anatomy of the Electric Organ
III. The Origin and Development of Electric Organs
IV. The Characteristics of the Electric Discharge
V. The Discharge of a Single Electroplate
VI. The Nervous Control of the Electric Organ
VII. The Biological Function of the Electric Organ
VIII. The Immunity of Electric Fishes to Their Own Discharge
References
Chapter VI The Luminous Organs of Fishes
I. Historical Introduction
II. Distribution of Luminescence
III. Types of Luminescence
IV. Nerve and Hormone Control
V. Use of the Light
References
Chapter VII The Pigments of Fishes
I. Introduction
II. Flavines
III. Pterins
IV. Melanins
V. Carotenoids
References
Chapter VIII Color Changes
I. Introduction
II. Physiological Color Changes
III. Morphological Color Changes
IV. Significance
References
Chapter IX Water Quality Requirements of Fishes and Effects of Toxic Substances
I. Introductory Discussion
II. Temperature
III. Salinity and Osmotic Pressure
IV. pH and Dissolved Carbon Dioxide
V. Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrogen
VI. Suspended Solids (Turbidity)
VII. Miscellaneous Toxic Substances
References
Chapter X Physiological Genetics of Fishes
I. Introduction
II. Sex Determination
III. Effects of Pigment Cell Genes
IV. Genes Influencing Atypical Pigment Cell Growth
V. Eye Characteristics
VI. Meristic Traits
VII. Transplantation, Resistance, Serology
VIII. Susceptibility to Thyroid Tumors
IX. Isolating Mechanisms and Speciation
X. Summary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1957
- No. of pages (eBook): 538
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483250885
- Hardback ISBN: 9781483227634
- eBook ISBN: 9781483262673
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