Buch, Englisch, 630 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1960 g
Biology and Conservation
Buch, Englisch, 630 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1960 g
ISBN: 978-0-306-46573-4
Verlag: Springer US
Zielgruppe
Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
A) Introduction: life History & Ecology.- 1. Life history strategies of marine mammals.- 2. How persistent are marine mammal habitats in an ocean of variability?.- 3. Ecological aspects of reproduction of marine mammals.- B) Sensory Systems and Behaviour.- 4. Sound and cetaceans.- 5. Behavioural ecology of cetaceans.- 6. New perspectives on the behavioural ecology of pinnipeds.- C) Survey and Study Techniques.- 7. Assessment of marine mammal population size and status.- 8. Acoustic techniques for studying cetaceans.- 9. Applications of molecular data in cetacean taxonomy and population genetics with special emphasis on defining species boundaries in cetaceans.- D) Health, Parasites and Pathogens.- 10. Marine mammal health: Holding the balance in an ever-changing sea.- 11. Living together: The parasites of marine mammals.- 12. Marine mammal mass mortalities.- E) Conservation & Management.- 13. Interactions between aquatic mammals and humans in the context of ecosystem management.- 14. Environmentalists, fishermen, cetaceans and fish: Is there a balance and can science help to find it?.- 15. Organohalogenated contaminants in marine mammals.- 16. Cetaceans and humans: influences of noise.- 17. Global climate change and marine mammals.- Systematic list of marine Mammals.