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Papers from a joint Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) and Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ) symposium held at the Annual CSZ Meeting at Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, May 10, 1996.

Temperature and energetics / A. Clarke -- Adaptation to cold and depth / G.N. Somero -- Temperature and growth rates as modulators of the metabolic capacities of fish muscle / H. Guderly -- Energetic aspects of cold adaptation / H.O. Pörtner [and others] -- Physiological and evolutionary aspects of myoglobin expression in the haemoglobinless Antarctic fishes / B.D. Sidell and M.E. Vayda -- Oxygen transport systems in extreme environments / G. Di Prisco, M. Tamburrini, and R. D'Avino -- Membrane lipid and protein adaptations in Antarctic fish / C. Storelli, R. Acierno, and M. Maffia -- Kinetics of enzymes in cold-stenothermal invertebrates / R.A.H. Vetter and F. Buchholz -- Effects of low temperature on prooxidant processes and antioxidant defence systems in marine organisms / A. Variengo, D. Abele-Oeschger, and B. Burlando -- New insights into fish antifreeze proteins / G.L. Fletcher [and others] -- Antifreeze glycopeptides and peptides in the freezing avoidance of Weddell Sea fishes / A.P.A. Wöhrmann -- Effects of environmental and experimental stress on Antarctic fish / S. Egginton and W. Davison -- Fish cardio-circulatory function in the cold / M. Axelsson [and others] -- Feeding, metabolism and metabolic scope in Antarctic marine ectotherms / L.S. Peck -- Evolution and adaptation of the diving response / P.W. Hochachka and P.D. Mottishaw -- Physiology of polar birds / R.M. Bevan, C.M. Bishop, and P.J. Butler -- Physiological ecology in cold ocean fisheries / R.G. Boutilier.

From a human viewpoint, the cold waters of deep sea and polar marine regions present an inhospitable and harsh environment for life. The study of organisms which have exploited this seemingly hostile ecological niche has revealed intriguing physiological adaptations. This volume summarizes the information on the adaptations exhibited by representatives of the main groups of polar animals, including marine invertebrates, fish, mammals and birds, at scales ranging from the whole organism through to the underlying molecular adaptational mechanisms. Unique in its breadth of coverage, this volume will provide an important resource for all those concerned specifically with how animals have adapted to life in extreme conditions, as well as being of general interest to all marine biologists.