Squid as Experimental Animals 1990 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: I. Evolution, History, and Maintenance.- 1 Evolution and Intelligence of the Cephalopods.- 2 Natural History and Collection.- 3 Lol-i-go and Far Away: A Consideration of the Establishment of the Species Designation Loligo pealei.- 4 Maintenance, Rearing, and Culture of Teuthoid and Sepioid Squids.- II. Mating Behavior and Embryology.- 5 Squid Mating Behavior.- 6 Embryonic Development of the Squid.- III. Neural Membranes.- 7 Electrophysiology and Biophysics of the Squid Giant Axon.- 8 Internal Dialysis in the Squid Giant Axon.- 9 The Cut-Open Axon Technique.- 10 Optical Measurements on Squid Axons.- 11 The Preparation of the Squid Giant Synapse for Electrophysiological Investigation.- IV. Cell Biology.- 12 Tissue Culture of Squid Neurons, Glia, and Muscle Cells.- 13 Squid Optic Lobe Synaptosomes: Structure and Function of Isolated Synapses.- 14 The Cytoskeleton of the Squid Giant Axon.- 15 Studying Axoplasmic Transport by Video Microscopy and Using the Squid Giant Axon as a Model System.- 16 Lipid Metabolism In The Squid Nervous System.- V. Sensory Systems.- 17 Structure and Function of the Squid Eye.- 18 Development of the Squid s Visual System.- 19 The Statocysts of Squid.- VI. Integrated Systems.- 20 Gas Transport in the Blood.- 21 An Organophosphorus Detoxifying Enzyme Unique to Squid.- 22 Squid as Elite Athletes: Locomotory, Respiratory, and Circulatory Integration."Publisher Marketing: A greatly expanded revision of the Woods Hole standard of 1974, A guide to the laboratory use of the squid ... The original eight lab manual chapters are supplemented by eight that serve as an introduction to squid biology. Subjects include natural history and husbandry, mating and embryology, neura

Contributor Bio:  Gilbert, Daniel Daniel Gilbert is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He has won numerous awards for his teaching and research, and his scientific research has been covered by "The New York Times" Magazine, "Forbe"s, "Money," CNN, "U. S. News & World Report," "The New Yorker," "Scientific American," "Scienc"e, "O: The Oprah Magazine," "Psychology Today" and others. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "From the Hardcover edition."