Marine mammals : evolutionary biology
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Marine mammals : evolutionary biology
Academic, c1999
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
489.6:B385010245800
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Includes bibliographical references and index
New printing: by Academic Press an imprint of Elsevier Science, c2003
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book, by two leading marine mammalogists, is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. With chapters on the evolutionary history of the principle lineages, major organ systems, diving physiology, diet, sound production and echolocation, reproductive behavior, and conservation biology, this book will be required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Evolutionary History: Systematics and Classification. Pinniped Evolution and Systematics. Cetacean Evolution and Systematics. Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics. Evolutionary Biogeography. Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Behavior: Integumentary, Sensory and Urinary Systems. Musculoskeletal System. Respiration, Diving and Breathhold Physiology. Sound Production for Communication and Echolocation. Diet, Foraging Structures and Strategies. Mating, Breeding and Social Organization. Reproductive Structures, Strategies and Patterns. Population Structure and Population Dynamics. Exploitation and Conservation. Appendix. Literature Cited. Glossary. Index.
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