Marine mammals : evolutionary biology /
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| Language: | English |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1999]
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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