Control Processes in Fish Physiology

About this book

A number of major advances in our understanding of how physiological processes, and related behaviour patterns, are controlled and integrated in fish are presented in this book. Such information is not merely of academic interest since it is also fundamental to the scientific basis of fish farming and fisheries. The contributors are acknowledged experts from Europe and North America. The major themes covered are the autonomic and central nervous systems, the control of digestion, respiration and circulation, kidney function, endocrinology, and control of metabolism. Particular attention is given to reproduction in chapters on trout and teleost reproduction. Each key chapter contains much up-to-date material which will interest specialist and general readers alike.

Contents

Contributors. Autonomic nerve functions in fish - S Nilsson, S Holmgren and R Fange; Digestion and the control of gastrointestinal motility - S Holmgren, D J Grove and D J Fletcher; Control of respiration and circulation - P J Butler and J F Metcalfe; Osmoregulation and the control of kidney function - J C Rankin, I W Henderson and J A Brown; Pancreatic control of metabolism - B W Ince; Synthetic chemicals and pheromones in homing salmon - A D Hasler; Hormones and reproductive behaviour in teleosts - N E Stacey; Integration and control by the central nervous system - D M Guthrie;Hormones and agnostic behaviour in teleosts - A D Munro and T J Pitcher; Oocyte development patterns and hormonal involvements among teleosts - V deVlaming; The control of trout reproduction: basic and applied research on hormones - A P Scott and J P Sumpter; Control of reproduction in elasmobrach fishes - J M Dodd, M H I Dodd and R T Duggan; References. Fish Index. General index.

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