Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Biology of Antarctic Fish

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1991

Overview

Editors:
  1. Guido Prisco

    1. Institute of Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology (IBPE), Italian National Research Council, Naples, Italy

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Bruno Maresca

    1. International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, CNR, Naples, Italy

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Bruno Tota

    1. University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (18 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Ecology, Evolution and Life History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Ecology of Notothenioid Fish in the Weddell Sea

      • G. Hubold
      Pages 3-22

    3. Morphological Adaptations and Mode of Life in High Antarctic Fish

      • W. Ekau
      Pages 23-39

    4. The Biological and Demographic Peculiarities of the Icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905 from the Kerguelen Plateau

      • G. Duhamel
      Pages 40-53

    5. Is the Growth of Polar Fish Limited by Temperature?

      • A. Clarke, A. W. North
      Pages 54-69

    6. Review of the Early Life History of Antarctic Notothenioid Fish

      • A. W. North
      Pages 70-86

    7. Age Determination in Antarctic Fish

      • M. G. White
      Pages 87-100

    8. Microstructural Analysis of Growth Patterns in the Early Life History of Antartic Fishes

      • R. L. Radtke, A. Kellermann
      Pages 101-115

    9. The Fossil and Modern Fish Faunas of Antarctica: Evolution and Diversity

      • J. T. Eastman
      Pages 116-130

    10. The Contribution of the BIOMASS Program to Antarctic Marine Ecosystem Research

      • S. Z. El-Sayed
      Pages 131-142

  3. Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
      Download chapter PDF

    2. The Sensory Biology of Notothenioid Fish

      • J. A. Macdonald, J. C. Montgomery
      Pages 145-162

    3. Viscosity of Body Fluids From Antarctic Notothenioid Fish

      • J. A. Macdonald, R. M. G. Wells
      Pages 163-178

    4. Low Temperature Limits Burst Swimming Performance in Antarctic Fish

      • I. A. Johnston, T. P. Johnson, J. C. Battram
      Pages 179-190

    5. Respiratory and Cardiovascular Adaptations in Hemoglobin-Free Fish: Resolved and Unresolved Problems

      • E. A. Hemmingsen
      Pages 191-203

    6. Structural and Mechanical Characteristics of the Heart of the Icefish Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg)

      • B. Tota, C. Agnisola, M. Schioppa, R. Acierno, P. Harrison, G. Zummo
      Pages 204-219

    7. Physiological Roles of High Lipid Content in Tissues of Antarctic Fish Species

      • B. D. Sidell
      Pages 220-231

    8. Biochemical Mechanisms of Cold Adaptation and Stenothermality in Antarctic Fish

      • G. N. Somero
      Pages 232-247

    9. Polymerization of Microtubule Proteins from Antarctic Fish

      • H. W. Detrich III
      Pages 248-262
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Biology of Antarctic Fish presents the most recent findings on the biology of fish in the unique environment of the Antarctic ocean. At present the year-round temperature of the coastal waters is very near -1,87 ° C, the equilibrium temperature of the ice-seawater mixture. This extremely low temperature affects different levels of organization of fish life: individuals, organ systems, cells, organelles, membranes, and molecules. Exploring ecology, evolution, and life history as well as physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of Antarctic fish the book describes the mechanisms of cold adaptation at all these levels. It provides material for discussion also for fundamental questions in the field of adaptation to an extreme environment and therefore is of particular interest not only to specialized scientists, but also to those involved in basic and evolutionary biology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology (IBPE), Italian National Research Council, Naples, Italy

    Guido Prisco

  • International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, CNR, Naples, Italy

    Bruno Maresca

  • University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy

    Bruno Tota

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biology of Antarctic Fish

  • Editors: Guido Prisco, Bruno Maresca, Bruno Tota

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76217-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-76219-2Published: 14 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-76217-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 292

  • Topics: Ecology, Zoology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation