Biology of Stress in Fish

Biology of Stress in Fish: Fish Physiology provides a general understanding on the topic of stress biology, including most of the recent advances in the field. The book starts with a general discussion of stress, providing answers to issues such as its definition, the nature of the physiological stress response, and the factors that affect the stress response.

It also considers the biotic and abiotic factors that cause variation in the stress response, how the stress response is generated and controlled, its effect on physiological and organismic function and performance, and applied assessment of stress, animal welfare, and stress as related to model species.

Provides the definitive reference on stress in fish as written by world-renowned experts in the fieldIncludes the most recent advances and up-to-date thinking about the causes of stress in fish, their implications, and how to minimize the negative effectsConsiders the biotic and abiotic factors that cause variation in the stress response

1. The Concept of Stress in Fish 2. Variation in the Neuroendocrine Stress Response 3. The Endocrinology of the Stress Response in Fish: An Adaptation-Physiological View 4. The Molecular Stress Response 5. Stress and Growth 6. Homeostatic Responses to Osmotic Stress 7. The Stress and Stress Mitigation Effects of Exercise: Cardiovascular, Metabolic, and Skeletal Muscle Adjustments 8. Reproduction and Development 9. Cognition, Learning, and Behavior 10. Stress and Disease Resistance: Immune System and Immunoendocrine Interactions 11. Stress Indicators in Fish 12. Stress Management and Welfare 13. Stress in Fish as Model Organisms