Marine mammal biology
Subtitle: an evolutionary approach
By: edited by A. Rus Hoelzel.
Contributors: Hoelzel, A. Rus.
Publisher: Blackwell Science
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Marine mammals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Diversity and zoogeography / A.R. Martin and R.R. Reeves; title: The evolution of marine mammals / J.E. Heyning and G.M. Lento; title: Anatomy and physiology: the challenge of aquatic living / T.M. Williams and G.A.J. Worthy; title: Neural morphology / I.I. Glezer; title: Sensory systems / G. Dehnhardt; title: Vocal anatomy, acoustic communication and echolocation / P.L. Tyack and E.H. Miller; title: Patterns of movement / P.T. Stevick, B.J. McConnell and P.S. Hammond; title: Feeding ecology / W.D. Bowen, A.J. Read and J.A. Estes; title: Energetics: consequences for fitness / I.L. Boyd; title: Life history and reproductive strategies / D.J. Boness, P.J. Clapham and S.L. Mesnick; title: Population genetic structure / A.R. Hoelzel, S.D. Goldsworthy and R.C. Fleischer; title: Ecology of group living and social behaviour / R.C. Connor; title: Problem solving and memory / R.J. Schusterman and D. Kastak; title: Conservation and management / R.R. Reeves and P.J.H. Reijnders.