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The biology of lungfishes [electronic resource] / editors, J�rden M�rup J�rgensen, Jean Joss.

Contributor(s): J�rgensen, J�rden M�rup | Joss, JeanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Enfield, N.H. : Science Publishers, c2011. Description: xvi, 536 p. : ill. (some col.), mapsISBN: 9781439848616 (ebook : PDF)Subject(s): LungfishesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. The fossil record of lungfishes / Jennifer A. Clack, Esther L. Sharp & John A. Long -- 2. Phylogeny of lungfishes / Zerina Johanson & Per E. Ahlberg -- 3. The natural history of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870) / Peter K. Kind -- 4. The general natural history of the African lungfishes / Chrisestom M. Mlewa, John M. Green & Robert L. Dunbrack -- 5. Biology of the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa / Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida-Val ... [et al.] -- 6. Early head development in the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri / Rolf Ericsson, Jean Joss & Lennart Olsson -- 7. The head muscles of dipnoans : a review on the homologies and evolution of these muscles within vertebrates / Rui Diogo & Virginia Abdala -- 8. The dipnoan dentition : a unique adaptation with a longstanding evolutionary record / Moya Meredith Smith & Zerina Johanson -- 9. The integument of lungfish : general structure and keratin composition / Lorenzo Alibardi, Jean Joss & Mattia Toni -- 10. Respiratory function in lungfish (dipnoi) and a comparison to land vertebrates / Mogens L. Glass -- 11. Respiratory adaptations in lungfish blood and hemoglobin / Roy E. Weber & Frank Bo Jensen -- 12. Lungfish metabolism / James S. Ballantyne & Natasha T. Frick -- 13. The lungfish digestive system / Masoud Hassanpour & Jean Joss -- 14. The lungfish urogenital system / Jean Joss -- 15. The lungfish endocrine system / Jean Joss -- 16. The central nervous system of lungfishes / R. Glenn Northcutt -- 17. Vision in lungfish / Justin Marshall ... [et al.] -- 18. The lateral line system in lungfishes : mechanoreceptive neuromasts and electroreceptive ampullary organs / J�rden M�rup J�rgensen -- 19. The inner ear of lungfishes / J�rden M�rup J�rgensen & Arthur N. Popper -- 20. Hearing in the African lungfish, Protopterus annectens / Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard ... [et al.].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The fossil record of lungfishes / Jennifer A. Clack, Esther L. Sharp & John A. Long -- 2. Phylogeny of lungfishes / Zerina Johanson & Per E. Ahlberg -- 3. The natural history of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870) / Peter K. Kind -- 4. The general natural history of the African lungfishes / Chrisestom M. Mlewa, John M. Green & Robert L. Dunbrack -- 5. Biology of the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa / Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida-Val ... [et al.] -- 6. Early head development in the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri / Rolf Ericsson, Jean Joss & Lennart Olsson -- 7. The head muscles of dipnoans : a review on the homologies and evolution of these muscles within vertebrates / Rui Diogo & Virginia Abdala -- 8. The dipnoan dentition : a unique adaptation with a longstanding evolutionary record / Moya Meredith Smith & Zerina Johanson -- 9. The integument of lungfish : general structure and keratin composition / Lorenzo Alibardi, Jean Joss & Mattia Toni -- 10. Respiratory function in lungfish (dipnoi) and a comparison to land vertebrates / Mogens L. Glass -- 11. Respiratory adaptations in lungfish blood and hemoglobin / Roy E. Weber & Frank Bo Jensen -- 12. Lungfish metabolism / James S. Ballantyne & Natasha T. Frick -- 13. The lungfish digestive system / Masoud Hassanpour & Jean Joss -- 14. The lungfish urogenital system / Jean Joss -- 15. The lungfish endocrine system / Jean Joss -- 16. The central nervous system of lungfishes / R. Glenn Northcutt -- 17. Vision in lungfish / Justin Marshall ... [et al.] -- 18. The lateral line system in lungfishes : mechanoreceptive neuromasts and electroreceptive ampullary organs / J�rden M�rup J�rgensen -- 19. The inner ear of lungfishes / J�rden M�rup J�rgensen & Arthur N. Popper -- 20. Hearing in the African lungfish, Protopterus annectens / Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard ... [et al.].

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