Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Systematics and classification
  • Pinniped evolution and systematics
  • Cetacean evolution and systematics
  • Sirenians and other marine mammals : evolution and systematics
  • Evolutionary biogeography
  • Integumentary, sensory, and urinary systems
  • Musculoskeletal system and locomotion
  • Respiration, diving, and breath-hold physiology
  • Sound production for communication, echolocation, and prey capture
  • Diet, foraging structures, and strategies
  • Mating, breeding, and social organization
  • Reproductive structures, patterns, and strategies
  • Population structure and population dynamics
  • Exploitation and conservation