From this point of view, the zebrafish has become a favorite model organism in different scientific. Uzh institute of molecular life sciences assessment of zebrafish. In addition, the zebrafish is increasingly used as a genetic model organism for. Behavioral and neural genetics of zebrafish 1st edition elsevier. The zebrafish book a guide for the laboratory use of.
The zebrafish danio rerio is one of the best animal models to understand biological mechanisms and develop new methods for treating some human diseases. Hardcopies of the 4th edition of the zebrafish book can be obtained for a nominal fee from the zebrafish international resource center, 5274 university of oregon, eugene, or 97403 usa. However the execution felt off for me the book was a little all over the place and i found it difficult to track the dialogue and action of the story. Zebra records it for posterity, freezes it for later study, as the world changes. Discussing their natural behavior, motor function, learning and memory, this book focuses on the fry and adult zebrafish, featuring a comprehensive account of. Among the model organisms, the zebrafish danio rerio is one of the best leading. The present version substantially revises, corrects, and expands the earlier ones. Due to the covid19 pandemic, resource distribution has been suspended and services may be delayed. The zebrafish danio rerio is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family cyprinidae of. Preliminary versions of this series were circulated and published in the zebrafish book westerfield, 1994. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Zebrafish is a cute book with fun illustrations and a great message. These include automated version of the optokinetic reflex, well suited to assess visual performance of zebrafish larvae in a fish theatre. Zebra recounts several months in the early 70s in which many brutal, seemingly random murders were committed.
However, i think my middle schoolers might enjoy this book so i think ill still purchase it for my collection. Zebrafish danio rerio as a model organism intechopen. In this framework, the zebrafish is a versatile animal model organism for many research fields because of its many advantages, including rapid embriyonic development, easy maintenance and transparency of its embryos. Product description type unit quantity academic price book. Recent advances in zebrafish researches intechopen. Zebra is a work that many will find interesting, especially as the decades roll by and this period fades from memory. Z is for moose by kelly bingham, circle, square, moose by kelly bingham, milias big day by thea feldman, this is a serious book. A guide for the laboratory use of zebrafish danio brachydanio rerio. A guide for the laboratory use of zebrafish danio rerio. Zebrafish resources can be found at the central website of the zebrafish. A guide for the laboratory use of zebrafish danio rerio, eugene, university of oregon press. The zebrafish in biomedical research 1st edition elsevier.