Biology of Marine Mammals

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Marine Biology, Nature, Animals, Mammals
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Author: ISBN: 9781588344205
Publisher: Smithsonian Publication: August 6, 2013
Imprint: Smithsonian Books Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781588344205
Publisher: Smithsonian
Publication: August 6, 2013
Imprint: Smithsonian Books
Language: English

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, thermo-regulation, osmoregulation, and orientation—that enable marine mammals to exploit their aquatic environment.

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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, thermo-regulation, osmoregulation, and orientation—that enable marine mammals to exploit their aquatic environment.

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