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Physiology of the Cladocera
Wide-ranging physiology reference for researchers working with, and studying, Cladocera, including Daphnia
Nikolai N. Smirnov (Author)
9780128051948
Hardback, published 7 June 2017
418 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.7 cm, 1.06 kg
Physiology of the Cladocera, Second Edition, is a much-needed summary of foundational information on these increasingly important model organisms. This unique and valuable review is based on the world’s literature, including Russian research not previously widely available, and offers systematically arranged data on the physiology of Cladocera, assisting with explanation of their life and distribution. It features the addition of new sections and a vast amount of new information, such as the latest data on feeding, nutrition, pathological physiology, chemical composition, neurosecretion, and behavior, as well as hormonal regulation, antioxidants, and the biochemical background of effects of natural and anthropogenic factors. Additional expertly updated contributions in genetics and cytology, and a new chapter in embryology, round out the physiological chapters, and provide comprehensive insight into the state of knowledge of Cladocera and their underlying mechanisms. Cladocera crustaceans have become globally studied for many purposes, including genetic, molecular, ecological, environmental, water quality, systematics, and evolutionary biology research. Since the genome of Daphnia was sequenced and published, that system has gained much wider exposure, also leading to a rapidly growing awareness of the importance of understanding physiological processes as they relate to evolutionary and ecological genomics as well as ecogenomic toxicology. However, the physiological background on Cladocera has been fragmentary (including on the other 700 known species besides Daphnia), despite the extensive literature on species identification and morphology. This work addresses this issue by collecting and synthesizing from the literature the state of knowledge of cladoceran physiology, including discussion on both adequately and inadequately investigated fields, and thus directions of future research.
1. General2. Methods3. Chemical Composition4. Nutrition5. Respiration6. Circulation7. Excretion8. Osmotic Regulation9. Cell and Tissue Metabolism10. Growth and Molting11. Reproduction12. Locomotion13. Nervous System and Sense Organs14. Behavior15. Ecophysiology16. A Cytological Perspective17. The Genomics of Cladoceran Physiology: Daphnia as a Model18. Notes on the Physiology of EmbryogenesisConclusions: Special Traits of Cladoceran Physiology
Subject Areas: Zoology: Invertebrates [PSVT], Animal physiology [PSVD]
