Marine mammals evolutionary biology
INTRODUCTION -- Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Classification -- Pinniped Evolution and Systematics -- Cetacean Evolution and Systematics -- Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics -- Evolution and Geography -- Integumentary and Sensory Systems -- Musculoskeletal System and Locomotio...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Amsterdam, Boston, Heidelberg, London, New York, Oxford, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo
Elsevier, Academic Press
2015
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| Ausgabe: | Third edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | INTRODUCTION -- Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Classification -- Pinniped Evolution and Systematics -- Cetacean Evolution and Systematics -- Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics -- Evolution and Geography -- Integumentary and Sensory Systems -- Musculoskeletal System and Locomotion -- Energetics -- Respiration and Diving Physiology -- Sound Production for Communication, Echolocation, and Prey Capture -- Diet, Foraging Structures, and Strategies -- Reproductive Structures, Strategies, and Patterns -- Population Structure and Dynamics -- Exploitation and Conservation. - Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology, Third Edition is a succinct, yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. Earlier editions of this valuable work are considered required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals, and this text continues that tradition of excellence with updated citations and an expansion of nearly every chapter that includes full color photographs and distribution maps |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 726 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten |
| ISBN: | 0123970024 0-12-397002-4 9780123970022 978-0-12-397002-2 |