Biology and Physiology of Freshwater Neotropical Fish

Bernardo Baldisserotto is a full professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. He has published five books on fish physiology and fish culture, and has organized and participated in numerous other books and journal publications. Dr. Baldisserotto is editor-in-chief for the Physiology and Biochemistry section of Neotropical Ichthyology and associate editor of Fishes and the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati is an associate professor in fish physiology at the São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal campus. She was founder and president of the Aquabio, the Brazilian Society of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology, and has published books and journal publications on fish physiology and fish culture. She has been working as member of committees of scientific meetings and research funding agencies. José Eurico Cyrino is a full professor in fish culture and nutrition at the University of São Paulo, and is an accredited ‘ad hoc’ scientific adviser to all major Brazilian research funding agencies. Dr. Cyrino is an associate editor with the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, and a member of the editorial boards for several international scientific journals.

1. Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fish
2. Anatomy of Teleosts and Elasmobranchs
3. The Genetic Bases of Physiological Processes in Fishes
4. Behavior and Welfare
5. Stress and Immune Systems in Fish
6. Evolution and Physiology of Electroreceptors and Electric Organs in Neotropical Fish
7. Color and Physiology of Pigmentation
8. Morphology, Development and Muscle Growth
9. The Cardiovascular System
10. Breathing and Respiratory Adaptations
11. Nutrition and Functional Aspects of Fish Digestion
12. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation
13. Reproduction and Embryogenesis
14. Brain-Hypophysis-Gonads and Gametogenesis