| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The Biology of Teleost Mucosal Immunity; Host Defense Peptides in Fish: From the Peculiar to the Mainstream; Viral Immune Defenses in Fish; Vaccination Strategies to Prevent Streptococcal Infections in Cultured Fish; Behavioral Defenses against Parasites and Pathogens; Pharmacology of Surfactants in Skin Secretions of Marine Fish; Defense Strategies of Opisthobranch Slugs against Predatory Fish; Behavioural Defenses in Fish; Defense against Pathogens and Predators during the Evolution of Parental Care in Fishes; The Nose Knows: Chemically Mediated Antipredator Defences in Ostariophysans; Alarm Responses as a Defense: Chemical Alarm Cues in Nonostariophysan Fishes |
| Summary |
Dramatic changes in the environment, including habitat degradation and climate change, have focused attention on how individuals and populations respond to a shifting biotic and abiotic landscape. A critical step toward meeting this goal is a clear understanding of the capacity of individuals to defend themselves against threats |
| Notes |
Originally published: Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, ©2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Giacomo Zaccone Department of Animal Biology and Marine Ecology Messina University Italy, c. Perrir̈e Laboratoire de Biologie Animale. lnsectes et Toxins Faculte de Pharmacia Chatenay-Malabry Cedex France, A. Mathis Department of Biology Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri USA, B.G. Kapoor Formerly Professor of Zoology The University of Jodhpur Jodhpur, India |
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English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 25, 2019) |
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Fishes -- Defenses.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Marine Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Developmental Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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Fishes -- Defenses
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zaccone, Giacomo, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780429526596 |
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0429526598 |
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9780429187285 |
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0429187289 |
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9780429541292 |
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0429541295 |
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9781439842850 |
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143984285X |
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