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Encyclopedia of marine mammals / / edited by Bernd Wursig, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States, J.G.M. Thewissen, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, United States, Kit M. Kovacs, Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromso, Norway and University Studies on Svalbard
| Encyclopedia of marine mammals / / edited by Bernd Wursig, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States, J.G.M. Thewissen, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, United States, Kit M. Kovacs, Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromso, Norway and University Studies on Svalbard |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, United Kingdom ; ; San Diego, California, United States : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxi, 1157 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
| Disciplina | 599.5 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico | Marine mammals |
| ISBN |
0-12-804381-4
0-12-804327-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Abundance estimation -- Aerial behavior -- Age estimation -- Aggressive behavior, intraspecific -- Albinism -- Amazon River dolphin -- Ambergris -- Antarctic fur seal -- Antarctic marine mammals -- Archaeocetes, archaic -- Arctic marine mammals -- Atlantic spotted dolphin -- Atlantic white-sided dolphin -- Australian sea lion -- Australian snubfin dolphin -- Baculum -- Baiji -- Baikal seal -- Balance -- Baleen -- Baleen whales (Mysticeti) -- Baleen whales, evolution -- Barnacles -- Basilosaurids and kekenodontids -- Beaked whales, overview -- Bearded seal -- Behavior, overview -- Beluga whale -- Berardius beaked whales -- Biogeography -- Biotelemetry -- Blubber -- Blue whale -- Bones and teeth, histology of -- Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, common bottlenose dolphin -- Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin -- Bottlenose whales -- Bowhead whale -- Bow-riding -- Brain -- Breathing -- Bryde's whale -- Burmeister's porpoise -- Bycatch -- California, Galapagos, and Japanese sea lions -- Callosities -- Cape and Australian fur seals -- Captivity -- Caspian seal -- Cephalorhynchus dolphins -- Cetacean ecology -- Cetacean evolution -- Cetacean life history -- Cetartiodactyla -- Circulatory system -- Climate change -- Clymene dolphin -- Coloration -- Common dolphin -- Communication -- Conservation -- Crabeater seal -- Culture and social learning -- Cuvier's beaked whale -- Dall's porpoise -- Delphinids, overview -- Dental morphology -- Desmostylia -- Dialects -- Diet -- Distribution -- Diving behavior -- Diving physiology -- Dolphins, porpoises, and monodontids, evolution -- Dugong -- Dusky dolphin -- Eared seals -- Earless seals -- Echolocation -- Ecology -- Elephant seals -- Embryology -- Endangered species and populations -- Endocrine systems -- Energetics -- Entanglement of whales in fishing gear -- Epimeletic behavior -- Ethics -- Evolutionary patterns -- Extinctions, specific -- False killer whale -- Feeding morphology -- Feeding strategies and tactics -- Filter feeding -- Fin whale -- Finless porpoises -- Fisheries interactions -- Folklore and legends -- Forelimb anatomy -- Franciscana dolphin -- Fraser's dolphin -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Genetics and genomics -- Genetics, forensics -- Genetics, management -- Geographic variation -- Gray seal -- Gray whale -- Group behavior -- Guadalupe, Juan Fern�andez, and Galapagos fur seals -- Habitat pressures -- Hair and fur -- Harbor porpoise -- Harbor seal -- Harp seal -- Health -- Hearing -- Hindlimb anatomy -- History of marine mammal research -- Hooded seal -- Hourglass dolphin -- Humpback dolphins -- Humpback whale -- Hunting -- Hybridism -- Identification methods -- Indo-Pacific beaked whale -- Intelligence -- International Whaling Commission -- Inuit and marine mammals -- Irrawaddy dolphin -- Killer whale -- Krill and other plankton -- Language learning and cognitive skills -- Leopard seal -- Locomotion, terrestrial -- Management -- Manatees -- Marine parks, zoos, and aquariums -- Marine protected areas -- Mark-recapture -- Mass mortalities -- Mating systems -- Melon-headed whale -- Mesoplodon beaked whales -- Migration and movement -- Mimicry -- Minke whales -- Molecular ecology -- Monk seals -- Musculature -- Museums and collections -- Narwhal -- Neoceti -- New Zealand fur seal -- New Zealand sea lion -- Noise -- Northern fur seal -- Ocean environments -- Odobenocetops -- Omura's whale -- Osmoregulation -- Otters -- Pacific white-sided dolphin -- Pantropical spotted dolphin -- Parasites -- Parental behavior -- Pathology -- Peale's dolphin -- Pilot whales -- Pinniped ecology -- Pinniped evolution -- Pinniped life history -- Pinniped physiology -- Pinnipeds -- Playful behavior -- Polar bear -- Pollution -- Popular culture and literature -- Population dynamics -- Porpoises, overview -- Predation on marine mammals -- Predator-prey relationships -- Prey consumption -- Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales -- Pygmy killer whale -- Pygmy right whale -- Remoras -- Reproductive anatomy -- Reproductive behavior -- Reproductive physiology -- Ribbon seal -- Right whale dolphins -- Right whales -- Ringed seal -- Risso's dolphin -- River dolphins -- River dolphins, evolution -- Ross seal -- Rough-toothed dolphin -- Scrimshaw -- Sei whale -- Sensory biology -- Sexual dimorphism -- Shepherd's beaked whale -- Signature whistles -- Sirenian, evolution -- Sirenian life history -- Skeleton -- Skull -- Sociobiology -- Song -- Sound -- Sound paths, cetaceans -- South American fur seal -- South American sea lion -- Species and subspecies -- Spectacled porpoise -- Sperm and beaked whales, evolution -- Sperm whale -- Spinner dolphin -- Spotted seal -- Steller sea lion -- Steller's sea cow -- Stock assessment -- Stock identity -- Strandings -- Streamlining -- Striped dolphin -- Subantarctic fur seal -- Surveys -- Sustainability -- Susu and bhulan -- Swimming -- Systematics -- Territorial behavior -- Thermoregulation -- Thorax and abdomen, anatomy -- Tool use -- Toothed whales (Odontoceti) -- Tourism -- Training -- Tucuxi and Guiana dolphins -- Tuna-dolphin issue -- Vaquita -- Vision -- Walrus -- Weddell seal -- Whale lice -- Whaling, aboriginal, and western traditional -- Whaling, illegal and pirate -- Whaling, Japanese -- Whaling, modern -- Whiskers -- White-beaked dolphin. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298232003321 |
| London, United Kingdom ; ; San Diego, California, United States : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] | ||
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Marine mammals : evolutionary biology / / Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich, Kit M. Kovacs ; with illustrations by Pieter Arend Folkens, Peter J. Adam
| Marine mammals : evolutionary biology / / Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich, Kit M. Kovacs ; with illustrations by Pieter Arend Folkens, Peter J. Adam |
| Autore | Berta Annalisa |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston ; ; London, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (575 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SumichJames L
KovacsKit M. <1956-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Marine mammals
Marine mammals - Evolution |
| ISBN |
1-281-05322-8
9786611053222 0-08-048934-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. Marine Mammals-"What Are They?"; 1.2. Adaptations for Aquatic Life; 1.3. Scope and Use of This Book; 1.4. Time Scale; 1.5. Early Observations of Marine Mammals; 1.6. Emergence of Marine Mammal Science; 1.7. Further Reading and Resources; References; PART I: Evolutionary History; Chapter 2. Systematics and Classification; 2.1. Introduction: Systematics-What Is It and Why Do It?; 2.2. Some Basic Terminology and Concepts; 2.3. How Do You Do Cladistics?
2.4. Testing Phylogenetic Hypotheses2.5. Going Beyond the Phylogenetic Framework: Elucidating Evolutionary and Ecological Patterns; 2.6. Taxonomy and Classification; 2.7. Summary and Conclusions; 2.8. Further Reading; References; Chapter 3. Pinniped Evolution and Systematics; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Origin and Evolution; 3.3. Summary and Conclusions; 3.4. Further Reading; References; Chapter 4. Cetacean Evolution and Systematics; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Origin and Evolution; 4.3. Summary and Conclusions; 4.4. Further Reading; References Chapter 5. Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Origin and Evolution of Sirenians; 5.3. The Extinct Sirenian Relatives-Desmostylia; 5.4. The Extinct Marine Bear-Like Carnivoran, Kolponomos; 5.5. The Extinct Aquatic Sloth, Thalassocnus natans; 5.6. The Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris; 5.7. The Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus; 5.8. Summary and Conclusions; 5.9. Further Reading; References; Chapter 6. Evolutionary Biogeography; 6.1. Introduction-What Is Biogeography and Why Is It Important?; 6.2. Ecological Factors Affecting Distributions of Marine Mammals 6.3. Present Patterns of Distribution6.4. Reconstructing Biogeographic Patterns; 6.5. Past Patterns of Distribution; 6.6. Summary and Conclusions; 6.7. Further Reading and Resources; References; PART II: Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, And Behavior; Chapter 7. Integumentary and Sensory Systems; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Integumentary System; 7.3. Nerves and Sense Organs; 7.4. Summary and Conclusions; 7.5. Further Reading; References; Chapter 8. Musculoskeletal System and Locomotion; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Pinnipeds; 8.3. Cetaceans; 8.4. Sirenians; 8.5. Sea Otter; 8.6. Polar Bear 8.7. Summary and Conclusions8.8. Further Reading; References; Chapter 9. Energetics; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Metabolic Rates; 9.3. Thermoregulation; 9.4. Energetics of Locomotion; 9.5. Osmoregulation; 9.6. Summary and Conclusions; 9.7. Further Reading; References; Chapter 10. Respiration and Diving Physiology; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Problems of Deep and Prolonged Dives for Breath-Holders; 10.3. Pulmonary and Circulatory Adaptations to Diving; 10.4. Diving Response; 10.5. Diving Behavior and Phylogenetic Patterns; 10.6. Summary and Conclusions; 10.7. Further Reading; References Chapter 11. Sound Production for Communication, Echolocation, and Prey Capture |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826308703321 |
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston ; ; London, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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