Overview
Traditionally, behaviour and physiology have been considered two separate fields of biology with the majority of available literature focusing on one or the other. Recently the need for a multidisciplinary approach to these topics has been realised, highlighted by some of the sessions to be held at the 2003 annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology such as ‘regulation of behaviour’ and ‘mechanisms of behaviour’. The proposed volume aims to bring together these disciplines in a comprehensive review of the available literature. Fish Physiology: Behaviour and Physiology of Fish will be novel in actively bridging these two areas of fish biology together and considering them as inextricably linked. The progression of chapters focuses on different aspects of the life history of a fish, from predator avoidance through to reproduction, each written by scientists currently bridging the gap between behaviour and physiology in their own specialised subdiscipline.
Full Product Details
Author: Katherine A. Sloman (University of Plymouth, Devon, U.K.) ,
Sigal Balshine (University of Exeter, Devon, U.K.) ,
Rod W. Wilson (University of Exeter, Devon, U.K.)
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Volume: v. 24
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.910kg
ISBN: 9780123504487
ISBN 10: 0123504481
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 20 December 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
In Behaviour and Physiology of Fish, Katherine Sloman, Rod Wilson and Sigal Balshine have eminently addressed the intimate interplay of the underlying physiological processes and behavioural output that enable us to better understand the proximate mechanisms and functions of fish behaviour...With reference to the title of this book review, there is indeed something fishy going on, and the link between behaviour and physiology is detailed exquisitely here. I highly recommend this book to undergraduates and postgraduates who are interested in either realm or who intend to study a combination of mechanistic and functional questions regarding behaviour. Any fish biologist who wishes to understand the current state of the art should also read this book as a base for future studies. I do hope to see a second edition of this book since the editors tantalisingly mention genomics and proteomics in their introduction. Post-genomic technology should provide fresh new insight into the, as yet, elusive causes of particular behaviours in future studies. This is an exciting time for the field of behaviour and physiology and this book will provide an interesting read for those who share my enthusiasm. - Lynne U. Sneddon, University of Liverpool, UK, in THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
I highly recommend this book...Any fish biologist who wishes to understand the current state of the art should also read this book. - Lynne U. Sneddon, University of Liverpool, UK, in THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
