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. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 8. Abbreviations and Units - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. General - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Methods - p. 9 11. Chapter 3. Chemical Composition - p. 13 12. Chapter 4. Nutrition - p. 39 13. 4.1. Feeding - p. 39 14. 4.2. Digestion - p. 60 15. Chapter 5. Respiration - p. 89 16. Chapter 6. Circulation - p. 101 17. Chapter 7. Excretion - p. 113 18. Chapter 8. Osmotic Regulation - p. 121 19. Chapter 9. Cell and Tissue Metabolism - p. 127 20. Chapter 10. Growth and Molting - p. 137 21. Chapter 11. Reproduction - p. 151 22. Chapter 12. Locomotion - p. 175 23. Chapter 13. Nervous System and Sense Organs - p. 187 24. Chapter 14. Behavior - p. 211 25. Chapter 15. Ecophysiology - p. 217 26. Chapter 16. A Cytological Perspective - p. 231 27. Chapter 17. The Genomics of Cladoceran Physiology: Daphnia as a Model - p. 253 28. Chapter 18. Notes on the Physiology of Embryogenesis - p. 281 29. Conclusions: Special Traits of Cladoceran Physiology - p. 299 30. References - p. 303 31. Index of Latin Names of Cladocera - p. 387 32. Subject Index - p. 389
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. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 8. Abbreviations and Units - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. General - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Methods - p. 9 11. Chapter 3. Chemical Composition - p. 13 12. Chapter 4. Nutrition - p. 39 13. 4.1. Feeding - p. 39 14. 4.2. Digestion - p. 60 15. Chapter 5. Respiration - p. 89 16. Chapter 6. Circulation - p. 101 17. Chapter 7. Excretion - p. 113 18. Chapter 8. Osmotic Regulation - p. 121 19. Chapter 9. Cell and Tissue Metabolism - p. 127 20. Chapter 10. Growth and Molting - p. 137 21. Chapter 11. Reproduction - p. 151 22. Chapter 12. Locomotion - p. 175 23. Chapter 13. Nervous System and Sense Organs - p. 187 24. Chapter 14. Behavior - p. 211 25. Chapter 15. Ecophysiology - p. 217 26. Chapter 16. A Cytological Perspective - p. 231 27. Chapter 17. The Genomics of Cladoceran Physiology: Daphnia as a Model - p. 253 28. Chapter 18. Notes on the Physiology of Embryogenesis - p. 281 29. Conclusions: Special Traits of Cladoceran Physiology - p. 299 30. References - p. 303 31. Index of Latin Names of Cladocera - p. 387 32. Subject Index - p. 389
