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Extremophile Fishes : Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme Environments by Rüdiger Riesch, Michael Tobler, Martin Plath (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Extremophile Fishes : Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme Environments about?

This book summarizes the key adaptations enabling extremophile fishes to survive under harsh environmental conditions. It reviews the most recent research on acidic, Antarctic, cave, desert, hypersaline, hypoxic, temporary, and fast-flowing habitats, as well as naturally and anthropogenically toxic waters, while pointing out generalities that are evident across different study systems. Knowledge of the different adaptations that allow fish to cope with stressful environmental conditions furthers our understanding of basic physiological, ecological, and evolutionary principles. In several cases, evidence is provided for how the adaptation to extreme environments promotes the emergence of new species. Furthermore, a link is made to conservation biology, and how human activities have exacerbated existing extreme environments and created new ones. The book concludes with a discussion of major open questions in our understanding of the ecology and evolution of life in extreme environments.

Who reads Extremophile Fishes : Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme Environments?

Author

Rüdiger Riesch, Michael Tobler, Martin Plath (eds.)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319133614

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Literary Fiction, Romance