Bernardo Baldisserotto is a full professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. He has published five books on fish physiology and fish culture, and has organized and participated in numerous other books and journal publications. Dr. Baldisserotto is editor-in-chief for the Physiology and Biochemistry section of Neotropical Ichthyology and associate editor of Fishes and the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati is an associate professor in fish physiology at the São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal campus. She was founder and president of the Aquabio, the Brazilian Society of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology, and has published books and journal publications on fish physiology and fish culture. She has been working as member of committees of scientific meetings and research funding agencies. José Eurico Cyrino is a full professor in fish culture and nutrition at the University of São Paulo, and is an accredited ‘ad hoc’ scientific adviser to all major Brazilian research funding agencies. Dr. Cyrino is an associate editor with the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, and a member of the editorial boards for several international scientific journals.

• 1. Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fish2. Anatomy of Teleosts and Elasmobranchs3. The Genetic Bases of Physiological Processes in Fishes4. Behavior and Welfare5. Stress and Immune Systems in Fish6. Evolution and Physiology of Electroreceptors and Electric Organs in Neotropical Fish7. Color and Physiology of Pigmentation8. Morphology, Development and Muscle Growth9. The Cardiovascular System10. Breathing and Respiratory Adaptations11. Nutrition and Functional Aspects of Fish Digestion12. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation13. Reproduction and Embryogenesis14. Brain-Hypophysis-Gonads and Gametogenesis

Bernardo Baldisserotto is a full professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. He has published five books on fish physiology and fish culture, and has organized and participated in numerous other books and journal publications. Dr. Baldisserotto is editor-in-chief for the Physiology and Biochemistry section of Neotropical Ichthyology and associate editor of Fishes and the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati is an associate professor in fish physiology at the São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal campus. She was founder and president of the Aquabio, the Brazilian Society of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology, and has published books and journal publications on fish physiology and fish culture. She has been working as member of committees of scientific meetings and research funding agencies. José Eurico Cyrino is a full professor in fish culture and nutrition at the University of São Paulo, and is an accredited ‘ad hoc’ scientific adviser to all major Brazilian research funding agencies. Dr. Cyrino is an associate editor with the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, and a member of the editorial boards for several international scientific journals.

• 1. Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fish2. Anatomy of Teleosts and Elasmobranchs3. The Genetic Bases of Physiological Processes in Fishes4. Behavior and Welfare5. Stress and Immune Systems in Fish6. Evolution and Physiology of Electroreceptors and Electric Organs in Neotropical Fish7. Color and Physiology of Pigmentation8. Morphology, Development and Muscle Growth9. The Cardiovascular System10. Breathing and Respiratory Adaptations11. Nutrition and Functional Aspects of Fish Digestion12. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation13. Reproduction and Embryogenesis14. Brain-Hypophysis-Gonads and Gametogenesis

Bernardo Baldisserotto is a full professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. He has published five books on fish physiology and fish culture, and has organized and participated in numerous other books and journal publications. Dr. Baldisserotto is editor-in-chief for the Physiology and Biochemistry section of Neotropical Ichthyology and associate editor of Fishes and the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati is an associate professor in fish physiology at the São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal campus. She was founder and president of the Aquabio, the Brazilian Society of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology, and has published books and journal publications on fish physiology and fish culture. She has been working as member of committees of scientific meetings and research funding agencies. José Eurico Cyrino is a full professor in fish culture and nutrition at the University of São Paulo, and is an accredited ‘ad hoc’ scientific adviser to all major Brazilian research funding agencies. Dr. Cyrino is an associate editor with the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, and a member of the editorial boards for several international scientific journals.

• 1. Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fish2. Anatomy of Teleosts and Elasmobranchs3. The Genetic Bases of Physiological Processes in Fishes4. Behavior and Welfare5. Stress and Immune Systems in Fish6. Evolution and Physiology of Electroreceptors and Electric Organs in Neotropical Fish7. Color and Physiology of Pigmentation8. Morphology, Development and Muscle Growth9. The Cardiovascular System10. Breathing and Respiratory Adaptations11. Nutrition and Functional Aspects of Fish Digestion12. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation13. Reproduction and Embryogenesis14. Brain-Hypophysis-Gonads and Gametogenesis