Contents

pp vii-ix

List of contributors

pp x-xiii

Preface

pp xiv-xviii

PART I - General concepts

pp 1-2

Temperature and energetics: an introduction to cold ocean physiology

pp 3-30

PART II - Compensatory adaptations in cold ocean environments

pp 31-32

Adaptation to cold and depth: contrasts between polar and deep-sea animals

pp 33-57

Temperature and growth rates as modulators of the metabolic capacities of fish muscle

pp 58-87

Energetic aspects of cold adaptation: critical temperatures in metabolic, ionic and acid-base regulation?

pp 88-120

Physiological and evolutionary aspects of myoglobin expression in the haemoglobinless Antarctic icefishes

pp 121-142

Oxygen transport systems in extreme environments: multiplicity and structure-function relationship in haemoglobins of Antarctic fish

pp 143-165

Membrane lipid and protein adaptations in Antarctic fish

pp 166-189

Kinetics of enzymes in cold-stenothermal invertebrates

pp 190-211

Effects of low temperature on prooxidant processes and antioxidant defence systems in marine organisms

pp 212-236

PART III - Exploitative adaptations

pp 237-238

New insights into fish antifreeze proteins: physiological significance and molecular regulation

pp 239-265

Antifreeze glycopeptides and peptides in the freezing avoidance of Weddell Sea fishes: its relation to mode of life, depth distribution and evolution

pp 266-296

PART IV - Integrative approaches

pp 297-298

Effects of environmental and experimental stress on Antarctic fish

pp 299-326

Fish cardio-circulatory function in the cold

pp 327-364

Feeding, metabolism and metabolic scope in Antarctic marine ectotherms

pp 365-390

Evolution and adaptation of the diving response: phocids and otariids

pp 391-431

The physiology of polar birds

pp 432-460

PART V - Applied approaches

pp 461-462

Physiological ecology in cold ocean fisheries: a case study in Atlantic cod

pp 463-489

Index

pp 490-498