Fish Biomechanics

Hardback  560  ISBN 0123504473      £63.00

• 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

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. This book 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.

Of interest to Fish Biologists, Animal Physiologists, Animal Behaviourists, Ecologists, Aquaculture industry, Aquatic Toxicology Researchers, Fisheries Managers

Contents

• Chapter 1. Mechanics of Respiratory Pumps, Elizabeth L. Brainerd and Lara A. Ferry-Graham
• Chapter 2. Skull Biomechanics and Suction Feeding in Fishes, Mark W. Westneat
• Chapter 3. Functional Morphology of the Pharyngeal Jaw Apparatus, Peter C. Wainwright
• Chapter 4. The Hydrodynamic and Structural Mechanics of the Lateral Line System, Sheryl Coombs and Sietse van Netten
• Chapter 5. Skinand Bones, Sinew and Gristle: The Mechanical Behavior of Fish Skeletal Tissues, Adam P. Summers and John H. Long
• Chapter 6. Functional Proerties of Skeletal Muscle, Douglas A. Syme
• Chapter 7. Structure, Kinematics and Muscle Dynamics in Undulatory Swimming, Robert E. Shadwick and Sven Gemballa
• Chapter 8. Stability and Maneuverability, Paul W. Webb
• Chapter 9. Fast-Start Mechanics, James M. Wakeling
• Chapter 10. Mechanics of Pectoral Fin Swimming in Fishes, Elliot G. Drucker, Jeffrey A. Walker, Mark W. Westneat
• Chapter 11. Hydrodynamics of undulatory propulsion, George V. Lauder and Eric D. Tytell
• Chapter 12. Biomechanics and Fisheries Conservation, Theodore Castro-Santos and Alex Haro