This important volume provides an original synthesis and novel overview of Antarctic fish biology, detailing the evolution of these fish in some of the most unusual and extreme environments in the world. Focusing on one group of fish, the notothenoioids, which contain the majority of the current organismal diversity, this book describes a fauna that has evolved in isolation and experienced incredible adaptive radiation by acquiring numerous physiological specializations. Darwin?s finches and African cichlids may be joined by Antarctic fishes as exemplars of adaptive radiation.
The books? coverage is detailed and comprehensive, and the author clearly recognizes the fact that these fish are a component of a most interesting and biologically unique ecosystem and environment. Topics in Antarctic Fish Biology include past and present environments, fossil records, taxonomic composition of fauna, systematic relationships, diversification, and physiological adaptations.
Antarctic Fish Biology Ebook
Evolution in a Unique Environment
By: Joseph T. Eastman
Publisher:
Academic Press
Print ISBN: 9780122281402, 0122281403
eText ISBN: 9781483288444, 1483288447
Copyright year: 1993
Format: PDF
Available from $ 72.95 USD
SKU: 9781483288444
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