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Author:   Jorden Morup Jorgensen (University of Aarhus, Denmark) ,  Jean Joss (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Science Publishers,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781578084319

ISBN 10:   1578084318
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   29 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Fossil Record of Lungfishes, Jennifer A. Clack, L. Sharp, John A. Long, and Esther Phylogeny of Lungfishes, Zerina Johanson and Per E. Ahlberg The General Natural History of the Australian Lungfish: Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870), Peter K. Kind The General Natural History of the African Lungfishes, Chrisestom M. Mlewa, John M. Green, and Robert L. Dunbrack The Lungfish Biology of the South American Lungfish: Lepidosiren Paradoxa, Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida-Val, Sérgio Ricardo Nozawa, Nívia Pires Lopes, Paulo Henrique Rocha Aride, Lenise Socorro Mesquita-Saad, Maria de Nazaré, Paula da Silva, Rubens Tomio Honda, Mônica S. Ferreira-Nozawa, and Adalberto Luis Val Early Head Development in the Australian Lungfish: Neoceratodus forsteri, Rolf Ericsson, Jean Joss, and Lennart Olsson The Head Muscles of Dipnoans—A Review on the Homologies and Evolution of These Muscles within Vertebrates, Rui Diogo and Virginia Abdala The Dipnoan Dentition: A Unique Adaptation with a Longstanding Evolutionary Record, Moya Meredith Smith and Zerina Johanson The Integument of Lungfish: General Structure and Keratin Composition, Lorenzo Alibardi, Jean Joss, and Mattia Toni Respiratory Function in Lungfish (Dipnoi) and a Comparison to Land Vertebrates, Mogens L. Glass Respiratory Adaptations in Lungfish Blood and Hemoglobin, Roy E. Weber and Frank Bo Jensen Lungfish Metabolism, James S. Ballantyne and Natasha T. Frick The Lungfish Digestive System, Masoud Hassanpour and Jean M.P. Joss The Lungfish Urogenital System, Jean M.P. Joss The Lungfish Endocrine System, Jean M.P. Joss The Central Nervous System of Lungfishes, R. Glenn Northcutt Vision in Lungfish, Justin Marshall, Shaun Collin, Nathan Hart, and Helena Bailes The Lateral Line System in Lungfishes: Mechanoreceptive Neuromasts and Electroreceptive Ampullary Organs, Jørgen Mørup Jørgensen The Inner Ear of Lungfishes, Jørgen Mørup Jørgensen and Arthur N. Popper Hearing in the African Lungfish: Protopterus annectens, Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, Christian Brandt, Maria Wilson, Magnus Wahlberg, and Peter Teglberg Madsen

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Jorden Morup Jorgensen, Department of Zoophysiology, Biology Institute, University of Aarhus, Denmark Jean Joss, Department of Biology Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

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