Marine Mammals

Evolutionary Biology. Edited by James L. Sumich
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-12-093225-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 494 Seiten

This book, by two leading marine mammalogists, is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. With chapters on the evolutionary history of the principle lineages, major organ systems, diving physiology, diet, sound production and echolocation, reproductive behavior, and conservation biology, this book will be required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berta, Annalisa

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia) Meeres- und Süßwassersäuger
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierphysiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierethologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Evolutionary History:
Systematics and Classification.
Pinniped Evolution and Systematics.
Cetacean Evolution and Systematics.
Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics.
Evolutionary Biogeography.
Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Behavior:
Integumentary, Sensory and Urinary Systems.
Musculoskeletal System.
Respiration, Diving and Breathhold Physiology.
Sound Production for Communication and Echolocation.
Diet, Foraging Structures and Strategies.
Mating, Breeding and Social Organization.
Reproductive Structures, Strategies and Patterns.
Population Structure and Population Dynamics.
Exploitation and Conservation.
Appendix.
Literature Cited.
Glossary.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Annalisa Berta is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at San Diego State University. She received her Ph.D. in Paleontology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1979, and has been the author of numerous publications in her field.