Ethology and behavioral ecology of otariids and the odobenid / / Claudio Campagna, Robert Harcourt, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXI, 672 p. 218 illus., 161 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 599.7975 |
Collana | Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals |
Soggetto topico |
Eared seals
Eared seals - Behavior Odobenidae Foques Lleons marins Etologia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN | 3-030-59184-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | PART I. Behavior on Land and at Sea: Introduction -- Otariid Ethology: One Researcher’s Historical Perspective -- When Physiology and Ecology Meet: The Interdependency Between Foraging Ecology and Reproduction in Otariids -- Maternal Behavior in Otariids and the Walrus -- PART II. Foraging Behavior -- Foraging Capacities, Behaviors and Strategies of Otariids and Odobenids -- Prey Capture and Processing in Fur Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus -- PART III. Reproductive Behavior -- Polygyny in the Era of Molecular Biology: Revisiting Bartholomew’s Model -- The Role of Females in the Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism and Mating Systems -- Site Fidelity, Male Harassment and Female Gregariousness: Factors Shaping the Highly Polygynous Mating System of the Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus Ursinus) -- Mating Games and Raiding Parties in Southern Sea Lions -- Infanticide in Eared Seals -- Genetic Consequences of Dispersal, Philopatry and Reproductive Behaviors -- Intergeneric Fertile Hybridization in Otariids -- Visual Species Recognition and Mate Choice in Fur Seals: An Experimental Study -- PART IV. Cognitive Behavior, Communication, Personality and Behavioral Development -- Vocal Communication in Otariids and Odobenids -- Non-vocal Communication in Otariids and Odobenids: The Involvement of Visual and Olfactory Cues in Their Social Lives -- The Sensory World of Otariids -- The Mind of a Sea Lion -- The California Sea Lion: Thriving in a Human-Dominated World -- Pinniped ‘Personality’, or Consistent Individual Differences -- Playing at the Edge of the Sea: A Comparative Analysis in Otariids and Odobenids -- PART V. Diving Deeper into Species -- Responding to Human Influence: Southern Sea Lion Males Adapt to Harbor Habitats -- Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), with Emphasis on Communication and Social Behavior -- Behavioral Insights into the Decline and Natural History of Steller Sea Lions -- Exploitation and Recovery of the South American Sea Lion in the Southwestern Atlantic -- Living on the Edge, the New Zealand Sea Lion -- The Enigmatic Life History of the Australian Sea Lion -- Australian Fur Seal: Adapting to Coexist in a Shared Ecosystem -- Guadalupe Fur Seals and California Sea Lions: Two Sympatric Otariids from the California Current Ecosystem -- Fur Seal Trophic Ecology in Uruguay -- Galapagos Sea Lions and Fur Seals, Adapted to a Variable World. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484592803321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Project quick find : memoirs of a U.S. Navy Seal training sea lions / / Michael P. Wood |
Autore | Wood Michael P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charleston, South Carolina : , : The History Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (140 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 599.7975 |
Soggetto topico |
Sea lions - War use - United States - History - 20th century
Special forces (Military science) - United States - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4396-6006-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910157438703321 |
Wood Michael P. | ||
Charleston, South Carolina : , : The History Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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