Marine mammals : adaptations for an aquatic life /

"This comprehensive book provides new insights into the morphological, metabolic, thermoregulatory, locomotory, diving, sensory, feeding, and sleep adaptations of Cetacea (whales and dolphins), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walrus), Sirenia (manatees and dugongs) and sea otters for an aquati...

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Main Author:	Davis, Randall William (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019.
Subjects:	Marine mammals. Mammals > Physiology. Marine mammals > Metabolism. Mammals > Adaptation. Mammifères marins. Mammifères > Physiologie. Mammifères marins > Métabolisme. Mammifères > Adaptation.