Marine Mammals (3rd Ed.) Evolutionary Biology
Auteurs : Berta Annalisa, Sumich James L., Kovacs Kit M.
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.
Part I: EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY
Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Classification
Pinniped Evolution and Systematics
Cetacean Evolution and Systematics
Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics
Evolution and Geography
Part II: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
Integumentary, Sensory and Urinary Systems
Musculoskeletal System and Locomotion
Energetics
Respiration, diving and breathhold physiology
Sound production for communication, echolocation and prey
Diet, Foraging Structures, and Strategies
Reproductive Structures, Strategies and Patterns
Population Structure and Dynamics
Part III: Exploitation, Conservation, and Management
Exploitation, Conservation, and Management
Appendix: Classification of Marine Mammals
For families of marine mammals: diagnosis, definition, distribution, fossil history, content (species level)
James Sumich is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Grossmont College and is the author of a popular book on gray whales. He has conducted research on gray whales from British Columbia to Baja California for four decades and has taught marine mammal course for nearly that long. His research has focused on the ecological physiology of baleen whales, especially the energetics of their seasonal fasting migrations.
Kit M. Kovacs is the Biodiversity Research Program Leader for the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø Norway and a Professor of Biology at University Studies on Svalbard (UNIS). She has worked with marine mammals in Polar Regions for the past 30 years, focusing primarily on studies in the fields of behavioral ecology and population biology. The impact of climate change on ice-associated species has been a topic of principal concern in recent years in her research projects. She is author/co-author of more than 200 primary publications and the author/editor of ten books and numerous popular
- Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals
- Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology
- Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography
- Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps
Date de parution : 06-2015
Ouvrage de 738 p.
19x23.3 cm
Thèmes de Marine Mammals :
Mots-clés :
Classification; Systematics; Taxonomy; Desmatophocidae; Fur seals and sea lions; Pinnipeds; Seals; Walruses; Archaeocetes; Cetaceans; Mysticetes; Odontocetes; Aquatic sloth; Desmostylians; Marine otters; Polar bear; Sirenians; Tethytherians; El Nino; Geography; Primary productivity; Speciation; Species identity; Upwelling; Brain; External parasites; Eye and vision; Hair; Integumentary; Olfactory; Sensory; Spinal cord; Taste; Vibrissae; Flippers and locomotion; Skull and mandible; Tail (fluke); Vertebral column and axial musculature; Countercurrent heat exchangers; Energetics; Locomotion energetics; Metabolic rates; Osmoregulation; Thermoregulation; Age determination; Growth rates; Molecular genetics; Natural mortality; Photographic identification; Population; Sexual maturity; Telemetry; Echolocation; Infrasonic; Signature whistles; Ultrasonic; Baleen; Diet; Digestion; Feeding strategies; Seasonal migrations; Teeth; Baculum; Capital and income breeding; Corpus albicans; Lactation; Polygyny; Postpartum estrus; Pregnancy and birth; Promiscuity; Seasonal delayed implantation; Acoustic deterrence; Bycatch; Conservation; Entanglements; Environmental contaminants; Ecotourism; IUCN; IWC; Marine Mammal Protection Act; Book scope and organization; History; Marine mammal science; Time scale; Diving response; Lungs; Oxygen transport and storage; Retia mirabile