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Factors influencing the structure, function and biota of the salmonid epidermis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

A. D. Pickering  and
R. H. Richards
A. D. Pickering
Affiliation:
Freshwater Biological Association, Ferry House, Far Sawrey, Nr Ambleside, Cumbria
R. H. Richards
Affiliation:
Institute of Aquaculture, The University, Stirling FK9 4LA
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The present contribution shows the extent and the limitations of our knowledge of the structure, functions and biota of the epidermis of just one family of teleost fish, the Salmonidae. Even within this group it is clear that the epidermis can respond, with remarkable rapidity in some cases, to changes in the environment and to internal stimuli, presumably mediated via the fish's endocrine system. Against this background of constantly changing structure it is believed that the emphasis of the multiple functions of the epidermis must also be changing. Thus, future studies on the skin offish must take into account the possibility of such variations and relate the biology of the skin and its inhabitants to broader aspects of the biology of the fish.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 79 , Issue 1-3: Surface ecosystems and the interactions within them which overcome skin defence mechanisms , 1980 , pp. 93 - 104
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1980

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