The Rise of Marine Mammals : 50 Million Years of Evolution /

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Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens of the deep. This groundbreaking book from highly respected marine mammal paleontologist Annalisa B...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Berta, Annalisa (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Troll, Ray, 1954- (Illustrateur), Stout, William, 1949- (Illustrateur), Boessenecker, Robert (Illustrateur), Buell, Carl Dennis (Illustrateur), Sumich, James L. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Mammals > Evolution.
Marine animals > Evolution.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. Setting the stage : rocks, fossils, and evolution
  • 2. The oldest marine mammals : whales and sea cows
  • 3. Later-diverging whales : Neoceti
  • 4. Aquatic carnivorans : pinnipeds and a bear-like carnivoran
  • 5. Crown sirenians and their desmostylian relatives
  • 6. Aquatic sloths and recent occupants of the sea, sea otters and polar bears
  • 7. Diversity changes through time : the influence of climate change and humans.

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