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Marine mammals : evolutionary biology
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Marine mammals : evolutionary biology

Author: Annalisa Berta; James L Sumich
Publisher: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1999.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Annalisa Berta; James L Sumich
ISBN: 0120932253 9780120932252
OCLC Number: 42467530
Description: xiii, 494 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Contents: Evolutionary history. Systematics and classification ; Pinniped evolution and systematics ; Cetacean evolution and systematics ; Sirenians and other marine mammals : evolution and systematics ; Evolutionary biogeography -- Evolutionary biology, ecology, and behavior. Integumentary and sensory systems ; Musculoskeletal system and locomotion ; Energetics ; Respiration and diving physiology ; Sound production for communication, echolocation, and prey capture ; Diet, foraging structures, and strategies ; Reproductive structures, strategies, and patterns ; Population structure and dynamics ; Exploitation and conservation.
Responsibility: Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich ; with illustrations by Pieter Arend Folkens, Peter J. Adam.
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