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Whales and dolphins [[electronic resource] ] : behavior, biology, and distribution / / Craig A. Murray, editor
| Whales and dolphins [[electronic resource] ] : behavior, biology, and distribution / / Craig A. Murray, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurrayCraig A |
| Collana | Animal science, issues and professions |
| Soggetto topico |
Cetacea
Whales - Behavior Dolphins - Behavior Whales - Geographical distribution Dolphins - Geographical distribution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61209-299-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465696503321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Whales and dolphins [[electronic resource] ] : behavior, biology, and distribution / / Craig A. Murray, editor
| Whales and dolphins [[electronic resource] ] : behavior, biology, and distribution / / Craig A. Murray, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurrayCraig A |
| Collana | Animal science, issues and professions |
| Soggetto topico |
Cetacea
Whales - Behavior Dolphins - Behavior Whales - Geographical distribution Dolphins - Geographical distribution |
| ISBN | 1-61209-299-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791763803321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Whales and dolphins : behavior, biology, and distribution / / Craig A. Murray, editor
| Whales and dolphins : behavior, biology, and distribution / / Craig A. Murray, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurrayCraig A |
| Collana | Animal science, issues and professions |
| Soggetto topico |
Cetacea
Whales - Behavior Dolphins - Behavior Whales - Geographical distribution Dolphins - Geographical distribution |
| ISBN | 1-61209-299-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- WHALES AND DOLPHINS: BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION -- WHALES AND DOLPHINS: BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CENOZOIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND EVOLUTION OF BALEEN WHALES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- A DARWINIAN APPROACH -- OVERVIEW OF BALEEN-BEARING WHALE EVOLUTION -- Morphological and Taxonomic Diversity Changes through Time -- Hypotheses of Phylogeny -- Paleobiogeographic Distribution -- CONNECTING CENOZOIC GLOBAL CHANGES AND BALEEN WHALE EVOLUTION -- Oligocene: Early Radiation -- Miocene: Dispersal -- Pliocene-to-Recent: Origin of the Modern Mysticete Fauna -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 WHALES AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- THE CHANGING CLIMATE -- ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE -- SOUTHERN OCEAN AND THE ANTARCTIC -- OCEAN ACIDIFICATION -- CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS TO CETACEANS -- HABITAT LOSS -- TEMPERATURE INCREASE -- PREY AVAILABILITY -- ARCTIC WHALES -- NARWHALS -- CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION -- GRAY WHALES -- INCREASED HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE ARCTIC -- SOUTHERN OCEAN - WHALES AND THEIR FOOD WEB -- RECOMMENDED ACTIONS -- NEED FOR MONITORING AND MODELING -- EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS -- ADAPTATION -- DEVELOPING A SENSITIVITY / VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR CETACEANS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE IN WHALES AND DOLPHINS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE PARASITE FAUNA OF CETACEANS: A PLEA FOR INTEGRATIVE STUDIES -- ABSTRACT -- DO PARASITES MATTER? -- PARASITES AND VALUES -- THE VALUES OF PARASITES OF CETACEANS -- A PLEA FOR INTEGRATIVE STUDIES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 MORE THAN JUST OLD BONES: THE FOSSIL RECORD INFORMS US ABOUT HOMOLOGY, AND CONVERGENCES OF ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR IN THE CETACEA OTHERWISE UNKNOWN FROM MODERN ANIMALS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ODONTOCETI VS. MYSTICETI -- WITHIN THE MYSTICETI.
IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOLITARY AND GROUP TIME BUDGET IN THE ESTUARINE DOLPHIN (SOTALIA GUIANENSIS) AT NORTHEASTERN - BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Study Areas -- Data Collection -- Data Analyses -- RESULTS -- Time Budget -- Comparison between Periods -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969397003321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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