03038cam a2200493Ii 4500 ocn905649783 OCoLC 20190328114810.0 m o d cr cnu|||unuuu 150326s2015 enkab ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T OPELS UIU YDXCP ORE CDX OCLCF COO DEBSZ WAU IDEBK OCLCA OCLCQ BUF U3W D6H OCLCA NLE OCLCQ 9780123972576 (electronic bk.) 0123972574 (electronic bk.) 9780123970022 0123970024 (OCoLC)905649783 QL713.2 NAT 019000 bisacsh SCI 070030 bisacsh 599.5 23 Berta, Annalisa, author. Marine mammals : evolutionary biology / [electronic resource] Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich, Kit M. Kovacs. 3rd ed. London, UK : Elsevier, Academic Press, [2015] 1 online resource (xi, 726 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. INTRODUCTION -- Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Classification -- Pinniped Evolution and Systematics -- Cetacean Evolution and Systematics -- Sirenians and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics -- Evolution and Geography -- 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. Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology, Third Edition is a succinct, yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. Earlier editions of this valuable work are considered required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals, and this text continues that tradition of excellence with updated citations and an expansion of nearly every chapter that includes full color photographs and distribution maps. Print version record. Marine mammals. Marine mammals Evolution. NATURE Animals Mammals. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. bisacsh Marine mammals. fast (OCoLC)fst01009691 Electronic books. Sumich, James L., author. Kovacs, Kit M., 1956- author. Print version: Berta, Annalisa. Marine mammals. Third edition. London ; San Diego, CA : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2015] 0123970024 (OCoLC)905932843 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123970022 247062 247062