Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes: Internal Processes

by Robert E. Shadwick, Anthony Farrell, Colin Brauner

Overview

Fish Physiology: Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes, Volume 34B is a useful reference for fish physiologists, biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists. Following an increase in research on elasmobranchs due to the plight of sharks in today’s oceans, this volume compares elasmobranchs to other groups of fish, highlights areas of interest for future research, and offers perspective on future problems. Covering measurements and lab-and-field based studies of large pelagic sharks, this volume is a natural addition to the renowned Fish Physiology series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128012864
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/16/2015
Series:	Fish Physiology , #34
Pages:	580
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Dr. Tony Farrell is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Zoology & Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His research had provided an understanding of fish cardiorespiratory systems and has applied this knowledge to salmon migratory passage, fish stress handling and their recovery, sustainable aquaculture and aquatic toxicology. He has over 490 research publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and an h-factor of 92. He has co-edited of 30 volumes of the Fish Physiology series, as well as an award-winning Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology. As part of his application of physiology to aquaculture, he has studied the sub-lethal impacts of sea lice and piscine orthoreovirus on the physiology of juvenile salmon. Dr. Farrell has received multiple awards, including the Fry Medal, which is the highest honour to a scientist from the Canadian Society of Zoologists, the Beverton Medal, which is the highest honour to a scientist from the Fisheries Society of the British Isles, the Award of Excellence, which is the highest honour of the American Fisheries Society and the Murray A. Newman Awards both for Research and for Conservation from the Vancouver Marine Sciences Centre. He is a former President of the Society of Experimental Biologists and a former Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Fish Biology. He served as a member of the Minister’s Aquaculture Advisory Committee on Finfish Aquaculture for British Columbia and was a member of the Federal Independent Expert Panel on Aquaculture Science.

Dr. Colin Brauner was educated in Canada at the University of British Columbia (Ph D), followed by a Post-doctoral fellowship at Aarhus University and the University of Southern Denmark, and was a Research Associate at McMaster University. He is a Professor of Zoology, UBC and Director of the UBC Aquatics Facility. He has been a Co-Editor of the Fish Physiology series since 2006. His research investigates environmental adaptations (both mechanistic and evolutionary) in relation to gas-exchange, acid-base balance and ion regulation in fish, integrating responses from the molecular, cellular and organismal level. The ultimate goal is to understand how evolutionary pressures have shaped physiological systems among vertebrates and to determine the degree to which physiological systems can adapt/acclimate to natural and anthropogenic environmental changes. This information is crucial for basic biology and understanding the diversity of biological systems, but much of his research conducted to date can also be applied to issues of aquaculture, toxicology and water quality criteria development, as well as fisheries management. His achievements have been recognized by the Society for Experimental Biology, UK (President’s medal) and the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (J.C. Stevenson Memorial Lecturer) and the Vancouver Marine Sciences Centre (Murray A. Newman Award for Aquatic Research). He is a former President of the Canadian Society of Zoologists.

Table of Contents

Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes Vol 34 B: Internal Physiology

1. Elasmobranch Cardiovascular System

Richard W. Brill and N. Chin Lai

2. Control of Breathing in Elasmobranchs

William K. Milsom and Edwin W. Taylor

3. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport in Elasmobranchs

Phillip R. Morrison, Kathleen M. Gilmour, and Colin J. Brauner

4. Organic Osmolytes in Elasmobranchs

Paul H. Yancey

5. Regulation of ions, acid-base and nitrogenous wastes in Elasmobranchs

Patricia A. Wright and Chris M. Wood

6. Feeding and Digestion in Elasmobranchs: Tying Diet and Physiology Together.

Carol Bucking

7. Metabolism of Elasmobranchs (Jaws II)

J.S. Ballantyne

8. Endocrine Systems in Elasmobranchs

W. Gary Anderson

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This useful reference offers a detailed synthesis of the physiology of elasmobranchs, comparing them to other groups of fish, highlighting areas of interest for future research, and sharing perspectives on future problems.