The biology of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Latimeria chalumnae</Emphasis> and evolution of coelacanths

__...t____his book may well rank as the most important contribution to____coelacanth biology ever published.__ **Copeia** **'** By delivering this message as its bottom line, this book may well rank as the most important contribution to coelacanth biology ever published. **'****Copeia** 3 1992 Front Matter....Pages 1-8 Prelude: the mystery of a persistent life form....Pages 9-14 Introduction: the recent chronology and contributions....Pages 15-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-22 Patterns, trends, and rates of evolution within the Actinistia....Pages 23-58 Diversity of Extinct and Living Actinistian Fishes (Sarcopterygii)....Pages 59-74 Latimeria chalumnae and its pedigree....Pages 75-98 A phylogenetic analysis of the 18S ribosomal RNA sequence of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 99-118 The relationships of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae : evidence from sequences of vertebrate 28S ribosomal RNA genes....Pages 119-130 Central nervous system myelin proteins of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: phylogenetic implications....Pages 131-143 Front Matter....Pages 145-146 Innervation of the basicranial muscle of Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 147-158 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies of Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 159-181 CT scan reconstruction of the palate region of Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 183-192 Enzymes of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae evidenced by starch gel electrophoresis....Pages 193-198 Guppies, toadfish, lungfish, coelacanths and frogs: a scenario for the evolution of urea retention in fishes....Pages 199-218 Urea and chloride sensitivities of coelacanth hemoglobin....Pages 219-222 Front Matter....Pages 223-224 Viviparity and the maternal-embryonic relationship in the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 225-248 Probable evolution of the coelacanth’s reproductive style: lecithotrophy and orally feeding embryos in cichlid fishes and in Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 249-266 Observations on locomotion and feeding of released coelacanths, Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 267-274 Stomach contents of Latimeria chalumnae and further notes on its feeding habits....Pages 275-280 Juvenile anisakine parasites from the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 281-284 Front Matter....Pages 285-286 Habitat and population size of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae at Grand Comoro....Pages 287-300 Front Matter....Pages 285-286 The demography of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 301-312 The ecology and conservation of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 313-340 The fishery of the comoros, with comments on its possible impact on coelacanth survival....Pages 341-360 Occurrence of organochlorine contaminants in tissues of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae ....Pages 361-368 Front Matter....Pages 369-370 An inventory of all known specimens of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae , with comments on trends in the catches....Pages 371-390 Literature relating to fossil coelacanths....Pages 391-402 Bibliography of the living coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae , with comments on publication trends....Pages 403-434 Back Matter....Pages 435-446 ...t his book may well rank as the most important contribution to coelacanth biology ever published. Copeia ' By delivering this message as its bottom line, this book may well rank as the most important contribution to coelacanth biology ever published. ' Copeia 3 1992