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Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia : dugongs and manatees / / Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O'Shea, John E. Reynolds III [[electronic resource]]
| Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia : dugongs and manatees / / Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O'Shea, John E. Reynolds III [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Marsh H (Helene), <1945-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 521pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 599.55 |
| Collana | Conservation biology |
| Soggetto topico | Sirenia |
| ISBN |
1-107-22616-3
1-139-15250-5 1-280-88664-1 1-139-15992-5 9786613727954 1-139-15711-6 1-139-16092-3 1-139-15536-9 1-139-15887-2 1-139-01327-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia: Dugongs and Manatees; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; THE SIRENIA; POPULATION SIZES AND TRENDS; HUMAN-SIRENIAN INTERACTIONS; OBJECTIVES OF THI S BOOK; 2: Steller's sea cow; INTRODUCTION; GEORG WILHELM STELLER AND THE VOYAGE OF THE ST PETER; DISCOVERY AND DESCRIPTIONS OF SEA COW BIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY; EXTIRPATION OF STELLER'S SEA COW; MODERN INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECULATIONS ON SEA COW BIOLOGY; CONCLUSIONS; 3: Affinities, origins and diversity of the Sirenia through time; INTRODUCTION
PROPOSED AFFINITIES AND PLACEMENTS OF THE SIRENIA BASED ON MORPHOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGYPAENUNGULATA AND TETHYTHERIA; AFFINITIES OF THE SIRENIA BASED ON MOLECULAR AND GENETIC ANALYSES: THE AFROTHERIA; Preliminary molecular and biochemical studies of sirenian affinities; Genetic and cytogenetic evidence of sirenian affinities within the Superorder Afrotheria; DIVERGENCE AND CHARACTERS OF THE EARLIEST SIRENIA AND THEIR CLOSEST RELATIVES; THE FOSSIL SIRENIA; The Prorastomidae and Pezosiren: the quadrupedal sirenians; The Protosirenidae; The Dugongidae; Halitheriinae; Dugonginae; Hydrodamalinae The TrichechidaeMiosireninae; Trichechinae; Molecular genetics suggests additional complexities in manatee evolution; SIRENIAN DIVERSITY THROUGH TIME: ECOLOGY OF CO-EXISTING SPECIES AND SERIAL REPLACEMENTS; Premises about the ecological and evolutionary capacities of sirenians; Co-existing species and serial replacements in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean; Eocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean; Oligocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean; Miocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean Pliocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic OceanCo-existing species and serial replacements in the North Pacific Ocean; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; 4: Feeding biology; OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY; FEEDING STYLE; FOODS; Methodology; Dugongs; Amazonian manatee; West Indian manatee; West African manatee; FOOD ATTRIBUTES; Plant biomass and productivity; Food quality; Nitrogen and protein; Water-soluble carbohydrates and starch; Structural carbohydrate and fibre; Secondary compounds; Minerals; Water content; In vitro dry matter digestibility; FOOD ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING; Food acquisition MasticationDigestion; Food consumption; SIRENIAN-PLANT INTERACTIONS; Effects on the food plant community; Microbial processes and detritus; Plant biomass and productivity; Plant community structure and composition; Food quality; Benthic animals; Recovery of plant communities; Feeding optimisation?; Competition with green turtles; Manatees and aquatic weed clearance; COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW AND IMPLI CATIONS FOR CONSERVATION; SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; NOTE; 5: Behaviour and habitat use; INTRODUCTION; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR; Sensation and perception; Audition; Tactile senses; Vision Chemoreception |
| Altri titoli varianti | Ecology & Conservation of the Sirenia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461519903321 |
Marsh H (Helene), <1945-, >
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia : dugongs and manatees / / Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O'Shea, John E. Reynolds III [[electronic resource]]
| Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia : dugongs and manatees / / Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O'Shea, John E. Reynolds III [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Marsh H (Helene), <1945-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 521pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 599.55 |
| Collana | Conservation biology |
| Soggetto topico | Sirenia |
| ISBN |
1-107-22616-3
1-139-15250-5 1-280-88664-1 1-139-15992-5 9786613727954 1-139-15711-6 1-139-16092-3 1-139-15536-9 1-139-15887-2 1-139-01327-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia: Dugongs and Manatees; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; THE SIRENIA; POPULATION SIZES AND TRENDS; HUMAN-SIRENIAN INTERACTIONS; OBJECTIVES OF THI S BOOK; 2: Steller's sea cow; INTRODUCTION; GEORG WILHELM STELLER AND THE VOYAGE OF THE ST PETER; DISCOVERY AND DESCRIPTIONS OF SEA COW BIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY; EXTIRPATION OF STELLER'S SEA COW; MODERN INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECULATIONS ON SEA COW BIOLOGY; CONCLUSIONS; 3: Affinities, origins and diversity of the Sirenia through time; INTRODUCTION
PROPOSED AFFINITIES AND PLACEMENTS OF THE SIRENIA BASED ON MORPHOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGYPAENUNGULATA AND TETHYTHERIA; AFFINITIES OF THE SIRENIA BASED ON MOLECULAR AND GENETIC ANALYSES: THE AFROTHERIA; Preliminary molecular and biochemical studies of sirenian affinities; Genetic and cytogenetic evidence of sirenian affinities within the Superorder Afrotheria; DIVERGENCE AND CHARACTERS OF THE EARLIEST SIRENIA AND THEIR CLOSEST RELATIVES; THE FOSSIL SIRENIA; The Prorastomidae and Pezosiren: the quadrupedal sirenians; The Protosirenidae; The Dugongidae; Halitheriinae; Dugonginae; Hydrodamalinae The TrichechidaeMiosireninae; Trichechinae; Molecular genetics suggests additional complexities in manatee evolution; SIRENIAN DIVERSITY THROUGH TIME: ECOLOGY OF CO-EXISTING SPECIES AND SERIAL REPLACEMENTS; Premises about the ecological and evolutionary capacities of sirenians; Co-existing species and serial replacements in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean; Eocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean; Oligocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean; Miocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean Pliocene sirenians in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic OceanCo-existing species and serial replacements in the North Pacific Ocean; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; 4: Feeding biology; OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY; FEEDING STYLE; FOODS; Methodology; Dugongs; Amazonian manatee; West Indian manatee; West African manatee; FOOD ATTRIBUTES; Plant biomass and productivity; Food quality; Nitrogen and protein; Water-soluble carbohydrates and starch; Structural carbohydrate and fibre; Secondary compounds; Minerals; Water content; In vitro dry matter digestibility; FOOD ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING; Food acquisition MasticationDigestion; Food consumption; SIRENIAN-PLANT INTERACTIONS; Effects on the food plant community; Microbial processes and detritus; Plant biomass and productivity; Plant community structure and composition; Food quality; Benthic animals; Recovery of plant communities; Feeding optimisation?; Competition with green turtles; Manatees and aquatic weed clearance; COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW AND IMPLI CATIONS FOR CONSERVATION; SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; NOTE; 5: Behaviour and habitat use; INTRODUCTION; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR; Sensation and perception; Audition; Tactile senses; Vision Chemoreception |
| Altri titoli varianti | Ecology & Conservation of the Sirenia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790462903321 |
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Marsh H (Helene), <1945-, >
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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