Marine Mammals
Subtitle: Biology and Conservation
Contributors: Peter G.H. Evans (Editor); Juan Antonio Raga (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer; Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Published: August 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 626
ISBN-13: 9780306465734
Subjects: Marine & freshwater mammals; Science; Animals; Science/Mathematics; Lakes & Ponds; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Mammals; Science / Zoology; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Marine mammals; Wildlife conservation
First sentence: The evolution of the life history strategies of marine mammals comprise a remarkable suite of adaptations to the particular set of environmental pressures that these mammals face, living as they do largely in an aquatic medium.