Acid-Base Balance and Nitrogen Excretion in Invertebrates

1. Front Matter

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2. Nitrogen Excretion in Aquatic Crustaceans

   • Dirk Weihrauch, Sandra Fehsenfeld, Alex Quijada-Rodriguez

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3. Nitrogenous Waste Metabolism Within Terrestrial Crustacea, with Special Reference to Purine Deposits and Their Metabolism

   • Stuart M. Linton, Jonathan C. Wright, Caitlin G. Howe

   Pages 25-59

4. Gill Ion Transport ATPases and Ammonia Excretion in Aquatic Crustaceans

   • Francisco A. Leone, Malson N. Lucena, Daniela P. Garçon, Marcelo R. Pinto, John C. McNamara

   Pages 61-107

5. Nitrogen Excretion and Metabolism in Insects

   • M. J. O’Donnell, Andrew Donini

   Pages 109-126

6. Nitrogen Excretion in Nematodes, Platyhelminthes, and Annelids

   • Alex R. Quijada-Rodriguez, Aida Adlimoghaddam, Dirk Weihrauch

   Pages 127-150

7. Acid–Base Regulation in Aquatic Decapod Crustaceans

   • Sandra Fehsenfeld, Dirk Weihrauch

   Pages 151-191

8. Cell Biology of Reef-Building Corals: Ion Transport, Acid/Base Regulation, and Energy Metabolism

   • Martin Tresguerres, Katie L. Barott, Megan E. Barron, Dimitri D. Deheyn, David I. Kline, Lauren B. Linsmayer

   Pages 193-218

9. Acid–Base Regulation in Insect Haemolymph

   • Philip G. D. Matthews

   Pages 219-238

10. Acid–Base Loops in Insect Larvae with Extremely Alkaline Midgut Regions

    • Horst Onken, David F. Moffett

    Pages 239-260

11. pH Regulation and Excretion in Echinoderms

    • Meike Stumpp, Marian Y. Hu

    Pages 261-273

12. Acid–Base Regulation and Ammonia Excretion in Cephalopods: An Ontogenetic Overview

    • Marian Hu, Yung-Che Tseng

    Pages 275-298

13. Back Matter

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This textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the diverse strategies invertebrate animals have developed for nitrogen excretion and maintenance of acid-base balance and summarizes the most recent findings in the field, obtained by state-of-the-art methodology.  A broad range of terrestrial, freshwater and marine invertebrate groups are covered, including crustaceans, cephalopods, insects and worms. In addition the impact of current and future changes in ocean acidification on marine invertebrates due to anthropogenic CO2 release will be analyzed.  The book addresses graduate students and young researchers interested in general animal physiology, comparative physiology and marine/aquatic animal physiology. Also it is an essential source for researchers dealing with the effects of increasing pCO2 levels on aquatic animals, of which the vast majority are indeed invertebrates. All chapters are peer-reviewed. 

• Na/K-ATPase
• Ocean Acidification
• Sodium and hydrogen transporters
• ammonia excretion
• digestive tract of insects
• freshwater and soil invertebrates
• Model invertebrates

• University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

  Dirk Weihrauch

• Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

  Michael O’Donnell

Prof. Dr. Dirk Weihrauch Department of Biological Sciences University of Manitoba 190 Dysart Rd. Winnipeg, MB, R3T2N2 Canada Dirk.Weihrauch@ad.umanitoba.ca Prof. Dr. Michael O’Donnell Department of Biology McMaster University 1280 Main St. West Hamilton, ON , L8S 4K1 Canada odonnell@mcmaster.ca

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