Encyclopedia of marine mammals / edited by Bernd Würsig, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States, J.G.M. Thewissen, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, United States, Kit M. Kovacs, Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway and University Studies on Svalbard.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Abundance estimation
- Aerial behavior
- Age estimation
- Aggressive behavior, intraspecific
- Albinism
- Amazon River dolphin : Inia geoffrensis
- Ambergris
- Antarctic fur seal : Arctocephalus gazella
- Antarctic marine mammals
- Archaeocetes, Archaic
- Arctic marine mammals
- Atlantic spotted dolphin : Stenella frontalis
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin : Lagenorhynchus acutus
- Australian sea lion : Neophoca cinerea
- Australian snubfin dolphin : Oracella heinsohni
- Baculum
- Baiji : Lipotes vexillifer
- Baikal seal : Pusa sibirica
- Balance
- Baleen
- Baleen whales (Mysticeti)
- Baleen whales, evolution
- Barnacles
- Basilosaurids and Kekenodontids
- Beaked whales, overview
- Bearded seal : Erignathus barbatus
- Behavior, overview
- Beluga whale : Delphinapterus leucas
- Berardius beaked whales : Berardius bairdii and B. arnuxii
- Biogeography
- Biotelemetry
- Blubber
- Blue whale : Balaenoptera musculus
- Bones and teeth, histology of
- Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, common bottlenose dolphin
- Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
- Bottlenose whales : hyperoodon ampullatus and H. planifrons
- Bowhead whale : Balaena mysricetus
- Bow-riding
- Brain
- Breathing
- Bryde's whale : Balaenoptera edeni
- Burmeister's porpoise : Phocoena spinipinnis
- Bycatch
- California, Galapagos and Japanese sea lions : Zalophus californianus, Z. wollebaeki, and Z. japonicus
- Callosities
- Cape and Australian fur seals : Arctocephalus pussillus and A. pages doriferus
- Captivity
- Caspian seal : Pusa caspica
- Cephalorhynchus dolphins : C. heavisidii, C. eutropia, C. hectori, and C. commersonii
- Cetacean ecology
- Cetacean evolution
- Cetacean life history
- Cetartiodactyla
- Circulatory system
- Climate change
- Clymene dolphin : Stenella clymene
- Coloration
- Common dolphin : delphinus delphis
- Communication
- Conservation
- Crabeater seal : Lobodon carcinophaga
- Culture and social learning
- Cuvier's beaked whale : Ziphius cavirostris
- Dall's porpoise : Phocoenoides dalli
- Delphinids, overview
- Dental Morphology
- Desmostylia
- Dialects
- Diet
- Distribution
- Diving behavior
- Diving physiology
- Dolphins, porpoises, and monodontids, evolution
- Dugong
- Dusky dolphin : Lagenorhynchus obscurus
- Eared seals : Otariidae
- Earless seals : Phocidae
- Echolocation
- Ecology
- Elephant seals: Mirounga angustirostris and M. leonina
- Embryology
- Endangered species and populations
- Endocrine systems
- Energetics
- Entanglement of whales in fishing gear
- Epimeletic behavior
- Ethics
- Evolutionary patterns
- Extinctions, specific
- False killer whale : Pseudorca crassidens
- Feeding morphology
- Feeding strategy and tactics
- Filter feeding
- Fin whale : Balaenoptera physalus
- Finless porpoises : Neophocaena phocaenoides, N. asiaeorientalis
- Fisheries interactions
- Folklore and legends
- Forelimb anatomy
- Franciscana dolphin : Pontoporia blainvillei
- Fraser's dolphin : Lagenodelphis hosei
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Genetics and genomics
- Genetics, forensics
- Genetics, management
- Geographic variation
- Gray seal : Halichoerus grypus
- Gray whale : Eschrichtius robustus
- Group behavior
- Guadalupe, Juan Fernańdez, and Galapagos fur seals : Arctocephalus townsendi, A. philippii, A. galapagoensis
- Habitat pressure
- Hair and fur
- Harbor porpoise : Phocoena phocoena
- Harbor seal : Phoca vitulina
- Harp seal : Pagophilus groenlandicus
- Health
- Hearing
- Hindlimb anatomy
- History of marine mammal research
- Hooded seal : Cystophora cristata
- Hourglass dolphin : Lagenorhynchus cruciger
- Humpback dolphins : Sousa teuszii, S. plumbea, S. chinensis and S. sahulensis
- Humpback whale : Megaptera novaeangliae
- Hunting
- Hybridism
- Identification methods
- Indo-Pacific beaked whale : Indopacetus pacificus
- Intelligence
- International Whaling Commission
- Inuit and marine mammals
- Irrawaddy dolphin : Orcaella brevirostris
- Killer whale : Orcinus orca
- Krill and other plankton
- Language learning and cognitive skills
- Leopard seal : Hydrurga leptonyx
- Locomotion, terrestrial
- Management
- Manatees : Trichechus manatus, T. senegalensis, and T. inunguis
- Marine Parks, zoos, and aquariums
- Marine protected areas
- Mark-recapture
- Mass mortalities
- Mating systems
- Melon-headed whale : Peponocephala electra
- Mesoplodon beaked whales : Mesoplodon spp.
- Migration and movement
- Mimicry
- Minke whales : Balaenoptera acutorostrata and B. bonaerensis
- Molecular ecology
- Monk seals : Monachus monachus, Neomonachus schauinslandi, and N. tropicalis
- Musculature
- Museums and collections
- Narwhal
- Neoceti
- New Zealand fur seal : Arctocephalus forsteri
- New Zealand sea lion : Phocarctos hookeri
- Noise
- Northern fur seal : Callorhinus ursinus
- Ocean environments
- Odobenocetops
- Omura's whale : Balaenoptera omurai
- Osmoregulation
- Otters : Enhydra lutris and Lontra felina
- Pacific white-sided dolphin : Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
- Pantropical spotted dolphin : Stenella attenuata
- Parasites
- Parental behavior
- Pathology
- Peale's dolphin : Lagenorhynchus australis
- Pilot whales : Globicephala melas and G. macrorhynchus
- Pinniped ecology
- Pinnipedia, evolution
- Pinniped life history
- Pinniped physiology
- Pinnipeds
- Playful behavior
- Polar bear
- Pollution
- Popular culture and literature
- Population dynamics
- Porpoises, overview
- Predation on marine mammals
- Predator-prey relationships
- Prey consumption
- Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales : Kogia breviceps and K. sima
- Pygmy killer whale : Feresa attenuata
- Pygmy right whale : Caperea marginata
- Remoras
- Reproductive anatomy
- Reproductive behavior
- Reproductive physiology
- Ribbon seal : Histriophoca fasciata
- Right whale dolphins : Lissodelphis borealis and L. peronii
- Right whales : Eubalaena glacialis, E. japonica, and E. australis
- Ringed seal : Pusa hispida
- Risso's dolphin : Grampus griseus
- River dolphins
- River dolphins, evolution
- Ross seal : Ommatophoca rossii
- Rough-toothed dolphin : Steno bredanensis
- Scrimshaw
- Sei whale
- Sensory biology
- Sexual dimorphism
- Shepherd's beaked whale : Tasmacetus shepherdi
- Signature whistles
- Sirenian, evolution
- Sirenian life history
- Skeleton
- Skull
- Sociobiology
- Song
- Sound
- Sound paths, cetaceans
- South American fur seal : Arctocephalus australis
- South American sea lion : Otaria byronia
- Species and subspecies
- Spectacled porpoise : Phocoena dioptrica
- Sperm and beaked whales, evolution
- Sperm whale : Physeter macrocephalus
- Spinner dolphin : Stenella longirostris
- Spotted seal : Phoca largha
- Steller sea lion : Eumetopias jubatus
- Steller's sea cow : Hydrodamalis gigas
- Stock assessment
- Stock identity
- Strandings
- Streamlining
- Striped dolphin : Stenella coeruleoalba
- Subantarctic fur seal : Arctocephalus tropicalis
- Surveys
- Sustainability
- Susu and bhulan : Platanista gangetica gangetica and P.g. minor
- Swimming
- Systematics
- Territorial behavior
- Thermoregulation
- Thorax and abdomen, anatomy
- Tool use
- Toothed whales (Odontoceti)
- Tourism
- Training
- Tucuxi and guiana dolphins : Sotalia fluviatilis and S. guianensis
- Tuna-dolphin issue
- Vaquita
- Vision
- Walrus : Odobenus rosmarus
- Weddell seal : Leptonychotes weddellii
- Whale lice
- Whaling, aboriginal, and Western traditional
- Whaling, illegal and pirate
- Whaling, Japanese
- Whaling, modern
- Whiskers
- White-beaked dolphin : Lagenorhynchus albirostris.