Encyclopedia of marine mammals [[electronic resource] /] / editors, William F. Perrin, Bernd Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Academic, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1355 p.) |
Disciplina |
599.5
599.503 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PerrinW. F
WürsigBernd G ThewissenJ. G. M |
Soggetto topico |
Marine mammals
Aquatic mammals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-92850-X
9786611928506 0-08-091993-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARINE MAMMALS; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; CONTENTS BY SUBJECT AREA; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; GUIDE TO THE ENCYCLOPEDIA; A; Abundance Estimation; Aerial Behavior; Age Estimation; Aggressive Behavior, Intraspecific; Albinism; Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis); Ambergris; Anatomical Dissection: Thorax and Abdomen; Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella); Antarctic Marine Mammals; Archaeocetes, Archaic; Arctic Marine Mammals; Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea); Australian Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni); Azorean Whaling; B; Baculum; Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer); Balance; Baleen; Baleen Whales (Mysticetes); Barnacles; Basilosaurids; Beaked Whales, Overview (Ziphiidae); Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus); Behavior, Overview; Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas); Biogeography; Blubber; Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus); Bones and Teeth, Histology of; Bottlenose Whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus and H. planifrons); Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus); Bow-Riding BrainBrain Size Evolution; Breathing; Breeding Sites; Bryde's Whales (Balaenoptera edeni/B. brydei); Burmeister's Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis); Bycatch; C; California, Galapagos, and Japanese Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus, Z. wollebaeki, and Z. japonicus); Callosities; Captive Breeding; Captivity; Caspian and Baikal Seals (Pusa caspica and Pusa sibirica); Cephalorhynchus Dolphins (C. heavisidii, C. eutropia, C. hectori, and C. commersonii); Cetacean Ecology; Cetacean Evolution; Cetacean Fossil Record; Cetacean Life History; Cetacean Prenatal Development; Circulatory System Classification (Overall)Climate Change; Clymene Dolphin (Stenella clymene); Coloration; Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus); Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis and D. capensis); Communication in Marine Mammals; Competition with Fisheries; Conservation Efforts; Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga); Culture in Whales and Dolphins; Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris); D; Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli); Delphinids, Overview; Dental Morphology, Evolution of; Desmostylia; Dialects; Diet; Distribution; Diving Behavior; Diving Physiology; Dugong (Dugong dugon) Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)E; Eared Seals (Otariidae); Earless Seals (Phocidae); Echolocation; Ecological Effects of Marine Mammals; Ecology, Overview; Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris and M. leonina); Endangered Species and Populations; Endocrine Systems; Energetics; Entrapment and Entanglement; Estrus and Estrous Behavior; Ethics and Marine Mammals; Extinctions, Specific; F; False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens); Feeding Morphology; Feeding Strategies and Tactics; Female Reproductive Systems; Filter Feeding; Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454057503321 |
London, : Academic, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ThewissenJ. G. M
NummelaSirpa |
Soggetto topico |
Aquatic animals - Sense organs
Aquatic animals - Adaptation Sense organs - Evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-35932-0
9786612359323 0-520-93412-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455044303321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ThewissenJ. G. M
NummelaSirpa |
Soggetto topico |
Aquatic animals - Sense organs
Aquatic animals - Adaptation Sense organs - Evolution |
Soggetto non controllato |
adapting to their environment
anatomy animal senses animal sensory systems astonishing transition botany and ecology crocodiles electroreception evolutionary adaptation magnetoreception mechanoreception natural sciences neurobiology penguins physiology seals sens organs sensory biology theory of evolution whales |
ISBN |
1-282-35932-0
9786612359323 0-520-93412-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777931803321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sensory evolution on the threshold : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ThewissenJ. G. M
NummelaSirpa |
Soggetto topico |
Aquatic animals - Sense organs
Aquatic animals - Adaptation Sense organs - Evolution |
Soggetto non controllato |
adapting to their environment
anatomy animal senses animal sensory systems astonishing transition botany and ecology crocodiles electroreception evolutionary adaptation magnetoreception mechanoreception natural sciences neurobiology penguins physiology seals sens organs sensory biology theory of evolution whales |
ISBN |
1-282-35932-0
9786612359323 0-520-93412-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810356703321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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