Ebook: The biology of Latimeria chalumnae and evolution of coelacanths

...this book may well rank as the most important contribution tocoelacanth biology ever published.
Copeia
' By delivering this message as its bottom line, this book may well rank as the most important contribution to coelacanth biology ever published. 'Copeia 3 1992

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages 1-8
Prelude: the mystery of a persistent life form....Pages 9-14
Introduction: the recent chronology and contributions....Pages 15-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-22
Patterns, trends, and rates of evolution within the Actinistia....Pages 23-58
Diversity of Extinct and Living Actinistian Fishes (Sarcopterygii)....Pages 59-74
The relationships of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: evidence from sequences of vertebrate 28S ribosomal RNA genes....Pages 75-98
Central nervous system myelin proteins of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: phylogenetic implications....Pages 99-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-130
Enzymes of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae evidenced by starch gel electrophoresis....Pages 131-143
Guppies, toadfish, lungfish, coelacanths and frogs: a scenario for the evolution of urea retention in fishes....Pages 145-146
Urea and chloride sensitivities of coelacanth hemoglobin....Pages 147-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-181
Stomach contents of Latimeria chalumnae and further notes on its feeding habits....Pages 183-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-198
Habitat and population size of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae at Grand Comoro....Pages 199-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-222
The fishery of the comoros, with comments on its possible impact on coelacanth survival....Pages 223-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-248
An inventory of all known specimens of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae, with comments on trends in the catches....Pages 249-266
Literature relating to fossil coelacanths....Pages 267-274
Bibliography of the living coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae, with comments on publication trends....Pages 275-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-284
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