Whales and dolphins : behavior, biology, and distribution / / Craig A. Murray, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969397003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010
• ISBN: 1-61209-299-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
• Collana: Animal science, issues and professions
• Altri autori (Persone): MurrayCraig A
• Disciplina: 599.5
• Soggetti: Cetacea; Whales - Behavior; Dolphins - Behavior; Whales - Geographical distribution; Dolphins - Geographical distribution
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- WHALES AND DOLPHINS: BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION -- WHALES AND DOLPHINS: BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CENOZOIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND EVOLUTION OF BALEEN WHALES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- A DARWINIAN APPROACH -- OVERVIEW OF BALEEN-BEARING WHALE EVOLUTION -- Morphological and Taxonomic Diversity Changes through Time -- Hypotheses of Phylogeny -- Paleobiogeographic Distribution -- CONNECTING CENOZOIC GLOBAL CHANGES AND BALEEN WHALE EVOLUTION -- Oligocene: Early Radiation -- Miocene: Dispersal -- Pliocene-to-Recent: Origin of the Modern Mysticete Fauna -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 WHALES AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- THE CHANGING CLIMATE -- ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE -- SOUTHERN OCEAN AND THE ANTARCTIC -- OCEAN ACIDIFICATION -- CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS TO CETACEANS -- HABITAT LOSS -- TEMPERATURE INCREASE -- PREY AVAILABILITY -- ARCTIC WHALES -- NARWHALS -- CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION -- GRAY WHALES -- INCREASED HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE ARCTIC -- SOUTHERN OCEAN - WHALES AND THEIR FOOD WEB -- RECOMMENDED ; ACTIONS -- NEED FOR MONITORING AND MODELING -- EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS -- ADAPTATION -- DEVELOPING A SENSITIVITY / VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR CETACEANS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE IN WHALES AND DOLPHINS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE PARASITE FAUNA OF CETACEANS: A PLEA FOR INTEGRATIVE STUDIES -- ABSTRACT -- DO PARASITES MATTER? -- PARASITES AND VALUES -- THE VALUES OF PARASITES OF CETACEANS -- A PLEA FOR INTEGRATIVE STUDIES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 MORE THAN JUST OLD BONES: THE FOSSIL RECORD INFORMS US ABOUT HOMOLOGY, AND CONVERGENCES OF ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR IN THE CETACEA OTHERWISE UNKNOWN FROM MODERN ANIMALS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ODONTOCETI VS. MYSTICETI -- WITHIN THE MYSTICETI.; IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOLITARY AND GROUP TIME BUDGET IN THE ESTUARINE DOLPHIN (SOTALIA GUIANENSIS) AT NORTHEASTERN - BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Study Areas -- Data Collection -- Data Analyses -- RESULTS -- Time Budget -- Comparison between Periods -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Sommario/riassunto: The biology of cetaceans is one of the most compelling areas of research because of the extreme adaptations whales and dolphins have had to undergo in order to manage a life in the water. This book discusses and presents new data on the behaviour and biology of whales and dolphins.