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Fish Physiology: Fish Biomechanics
1st Edition, Volume 23 - January 19, 2006
Editors: Robert E. Shadwick, George V. Lauder
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780123504470
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eBook ISBN:9780080477763
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The first in two decades to exclusively integrate physiological and biomechanical studies of fish locomotion, feeding and breathing, making this book both comprehensive and unique.…Read more
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The first in two decades to exclusively integrate physiological and biomechanical studies of fish locomotion, feeding and breathing, making this book both comprehensive and unique. Fish Physiology: Fish Biomechanics reviews and integrates recent developments in research on fish biomechanics, with particular emphasis on experimental results derived from the application of innovative new technologies to this area of research, such as high-speed video, sonomicrometry and digital imaging of flow fields. The collective chapters, written by leaders in the field, provide a multidisciplinary view and synthesis of the latest information on feeding mechanics, breathing mechanics, sensory systems, stability and maueverability, skeletal systems, muscle structure and performance, and hydrodynamics of steady and burst swimming, including riverine passage of migratory species.
Book presents concepts in biomechanics, a rapidly expanding area of research
First volume in over twenty years on this subject
Multi-author volume with contributions by leaders in the field
Clear explanations of basic biomechanical principles used in fish research
Well illustrated with summary figures and explanatory color diagrams
Chapter 1. Mechanics of Respiratory Pumps Contributors: Elizabeth L. Brainerd and Lara A. Ferry-Graham
Chapter 2. Skull Biomechanics and Suction Feeding in Fishes Contributors: Mark W. Westneat Chapter 3. Functional Morphology of the Pharyngeal Jaw Apparatus Contributors: Peter C. Wainwright
Chapter 4. The Hydrodynamic and Structural Mechanics of the Lateral Line System Contributors: Sheryl Coombs and Sietse van Netten
Chapter 5. Skinand Bones, Sinew and Gristle: The Mechanical Behavior of Fish Skeletal Tissues Contributors: Adam P. Summers and John H. Long
Chapter 6. Functional Proerties of Skeletal Muscle Contributors: Douglas A. Syme
Chapter 7. Structure, Kinematics and Muscle Dynamics in Undulatory Swimming Contributors: Robert E. Shadwick and Sven Gemballa
Chapter 8. Stability and Maneuverability Contributors: Paul W. Webb
Chapter 9. Fast-Start Mechanics Contributors: James M. Wakeling
Chapter 10. Mechanics of Pectoral Fin Swimming in Fishes Contributors: Elliot G. Drucker, Jeffrey A. Walker, Mark W. Westneat
Chapter 11. Hydrodynamics of undulatory propulsion Contributors: George V. Lauder and Eric D. Tytell
Chapter 12. Biomechanics and Fisheries Conservation Contributors: Theodore Castro-Santos and Alex Haro
No. of pages: 560
Language: English
Edition: 1
Volume: 23
Published: January 19, 2006
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780123504470
eBook ISBN: 9780080477763
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Robert E. Shadwick
Affiliations and expertise
Canada Research Chair, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver B.C., Canada
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George V. Lauder
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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