| Description |
viii, 578 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / John E. Reynolds III -- 1. Marine Mammals of the World / John E. Reynolds III, Daniel K. Odell and Sentiel A. Rommel -- 2. The Functional Morphology of Marine Mammals / D. Ann Pabst, Sentiel A. Rommel and William A. McLellan -- 3. Living in Water: Solutions to Physiological Problems / Robert Elsner -- 4. Marine Mammal Sensory Systems / Douglas Wartzok and Darlene R. Ketten -- 5. Marine Mammal Energetics / Daniel P. Costa and Terrie M. Williams -- 6. Reproduction in Marine Mammals / Ian L. Boyd, Christina Lockyer and Helene D. Marsh -- 7. Communication and Cognition / Peter L. Tyack -- 8. Behavior / Randall S. Wells, Daryl J. Boness and Galen E. Rathbun -- 9. Distribution, Population Biology, and Feeding Ecology of Marine Mammals / W. Donald Bowen and Donald E. Siniff -- 10. Environmental Contaminants and Marine Mammals / Thomas J. O'Shea |
| Summary |
"Taking an integrated approach to the biology of marine carnivores, cetaceans, and sirenians, twenty-two prominent researchers compare marine mammals with one another and with terrestrial mammals, providing a framework for fundamental biological and ecological concepts. They describe functional morphology, sensory systems, energetics, reproduction, communication and cognition, behavior, distribution, population biology, and feeding ecology. They also detail the physiological adaptations - for such activities and processes as diving, thermoregulation, osmoregulation, and orientation - that enable marine mammals to exploit their aquatic environment. The book also includes information on marine toxicants and their possible effects on marine mammals."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Carnivora -- Ecology.
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Marine mammals.
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| Author |
Reynolds, John Elliott, 1952-
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Rommel, Sentiel A.
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| LC no. |
98027808 |
| ISBN |
1560983752 alkaline paper |
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