Behavior and Ecology of the Northern Fur Seal /

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Covering the behavior and ecology of the northern fur seal, this book is a model long-term study of marine mammals, one that tests theory through both observation of undisturbed behavior and manipulative experiments on individuals. Here Roger Gentry draws on nearly two decades of research on three d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gentry, Roger L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1998]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sexual behavior in animals.
Parental behavior in animals.
Northern fur seal > Behavior.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Comportement parental chez les animaux.
Comportement sexuel chez les animaux.
Otarie à fourrure du Nord > Moeurs et comportement.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • PART ONE. Behavior at the Population Level
  • PART TWO. The Mating System
  • PART THREE. Processes Fundamental to the Mating System
  • PART FOUR. The Maternal Strategy
  • PART FIVE. Summary, Comparisons, and Conclusions
  • Appendix. Scientific and Common Names of Species Referred to in This Work
  • Notes
  • Literature Cited
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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