Behavior and its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 8 August 2002
- ISBN 9780195113143
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages336 pages
- Size 162x242x23 mm
- Weight 699 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous line drawings 0
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Short description:
This book presents a thorough scholarly review of gastropod neurobiology presenting what is known about identified nerve cells, neural circuits, and behavior. Aplysia has been a major early model for work on basic mechanisms of learning and memory, and this model system will be covered in depth as the major focus of the book. There are about six other molluscan models, including Helix, Lymnaea, Limax, Achatina, and Tritonia, and Bulla, in which significant neurobiological research has been done, and they are all covered in appropriate depth. Chase brings a rather rich knowledge of the integrative biology of these systems to this book which should help many neurobiologists to reach a fuller organismal perspective on the behaviors they investigate.
MoreLong description:
During the past quarter century, there has been a tremendous expansion in our knowledge about gastropods, their behavior and their neurobiology. We can understand a great deal about mammaliam nervous systems by studying the relatively larger and simpler structure of the gastropod nervous system. Behavior and its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs first reviews the broader aspects of molluscan biology and draws attention to the special features of the gastropod nervous system. The book then examines different types of behavior, reviewing progress in understanding the mechanisms of neural control, and emphasizing cases in which control can be attributed to identified neurons and indentified neural circuits.
... interesting and informative ... The production quality of the book is high and the figures and tables are clearly set out. The book as a whole yields a comprehensive overview of the current state of neurobiology and behaviour in gastropods, making it a suitable entry point into this integrative field and a useful reference book for graduate students and researchers. For persons not familiar with gastropods, and who want to learn more about the behaviour and its neural control in these animals, this book is an eye-opener, and I can hardly imagine a more attractive introduction to them.
Table of Contents:
Preface
The Gastropods
The Central Nervous System
Sensory Systems
Muscles and the Peripheral Nervous System
Regulation of the Internal Environment
Locomotion
Feeding
Reproduction
Defense
The Temporal Organization of Behavior
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