Marine mammals : evolutionary biology /
Berta and Sumich have succeeded yet again in creating superior marine reading! This book is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. The first edition, considered the leading text in the field, is requir...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston ; London :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
�2006.
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Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Systematics and classification
- Pinniped evolution and systematics
- Cetacean evolution and systematics
- Sirenian and other marine mammals : evolution and systematics
- Evolutionary biogeography
- Integumentary and sensory systems
- Musculoskeletal system and locomotion
- Energetics
- Respiration and diving physiology
- Sound production for communication, echolocation, and prey capture
- Diet, foraging structures, and strategies
- Reproductive structures, strategies, and patterns
- Population structure and dynamics
- exploitation and conservation
- Classification of marine mammals.