Biological Clock in Fish

Ewa Kulczykowska, Wlodzimierz Popek, B.G. Kapoor

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English

Science Publishers,U.S.
27 May 2010

Evolution; Developmental biology; Marine biology; Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniques

Each organism has its own internal biological clock, which is reset by environmental cues (Zeitgebers), thus keeping it synchronized with the external environment. It is a chemically based oscillating system within cells, relying on molecular feedback loops. Circadian biological clocks exist in most organisms. What is so special about the clock in fish? Where is it located--in the retina, inside the brain, or in the pineal? What is the molecular basis of its function? How is the clock able to keep time in the absence of environmental cues? Although biological clocks have been intensively studied over the past four decades, only recently have the tools needed to examine the molecular basis of circadian rhythms become available. This book reviews the state of knowledge in sufficient detail and presents the latest contributions to the field, showing fish provide a unique model of the circadian biological clock.

Edited by: Ewa Kulczykowska, Wlodzimierz Popek, B.G. Kapoor
Imprint: Science Publishers,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781578086757
ISBN 10: 1578086752
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 27 May 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ewa Kulczykowska is head of the Department of Genetics and Marine Biotechnology in the Institute of Oceanology at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Powstancow, Warszawy, Poland. Wlodzimierz Popek is a professor in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland. B.G. Kapoor is a former professor of zoology at Jodhpur University in India.