Return to the sea [[electronic resource] ] : the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals / / Annalisa Berta ; illustrated by James L. Sumich and Carl Buell
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Return to the sea [[electronic resource] ] : the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals / / Annalisa Berta ; illustrated by James L. Sumich and Carl Buell
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2012 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 599.5/138 |
| Soggetto topico: | Marine mammals - Evolution |
| Marine animals - Evolution | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | bioscience books |
| climate change and animals | |
| climate change and the ocean | |
| elephant seals | |
| evolution | |
| evolutionary biologist | |
| extinct mammals | |
| extinct marine life | |
| global warming | |
| history of mammals | |
| history of the sea | |
| humans and marine life | |
| mammal evolution | |
| mammal zoology | |
| marine biology students | |
| marine evolution | |
| marine food webs | |
| marine history | |
| marine life history | |
| marine mammal science | |
| marine species | |
| natural history | |
| oceanography books | |
| polar bears | |
| predator and prey | |
| walruses | |
| whales and dolphins | |
| zoology | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Marine Mammals -- Chapter Two. Past Diversity in Time and Space, Paleoclimates, and Paleoecology -- Chapter Three. Pinniped Diversity, Evolution, and Adaptations -- Chapter Four. Cetartiodactylan Diversity, Evolution, and Adaptations -- Chapter Five. Diversity, Evolution, and Adaptations of Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals -- Chapter Six. Ecology and Conservation -- Glossary -- Further Reading and Online Sources -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Return to the Sea portrays the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals-from giant whales and sea cows that originated 55 million years ago to the deep diving elephant seals and clam-eating walruses of modern times. This fascinating account of the origin of various marine mammal lineages, some extinct, others extant but threatened, is for the non-specialist. Set against a backdrop of geologic time, changing climates, and changing geography, evolution is the unifying principle that helps us to understand the present day diversity of marine mammals and their responses to environmental challenges. Annalisa Berta explains current controversies and explores patterns of change taking place today, such as shifting food webs and predator-prey relationships, habitat degradation, global warming, and the effects of humans on marine mammal communities. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Return to the sea |
| ISBN: | 1-280-59330-X |
| 9786613623133 | |
| 0-520-95144-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779154403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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