Zebrafish, Medaka, and Other Small Fishes : Springer : 9789811346972 : 9811346976 : 15 Jan 2019 : This book provides cutting-edge studies and technologies using small fishes, including zebrafish, medaka, and other fishes as new model animals for molecular biology, developmental biology, and medicine. It also introduces eccentric fish models that are pioneering new frontiers of biology. Zebrafish and medaka have been developed as lower vertebrate model organisms because these small fish are easy to raise in the laboratory and are useful for the live imaging of the morphology and activity of cells and tissues in intact animals. By virtue of those specific advantages, fish studies have demonstrated the common features of vertebrates and raised further questions toward understanding the mystery of life. The book consists of four parts: ?Development and Cell Biology?, ?Homeostasis and Reproduction?, ?Clinical Models?, and ?Eccentric Fish?. Together they describes the core area of small fi