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Whales and dolphins : behavior, biology, and distribution / Craig A. Murray, editor.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Murray, Craig A.
Series:
Animal science, issues, and professions series.
Animal science, issues and professions
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cetacea.
Whales--Behavior.
Whales.
Dolphins--Behavior.
Dolphins.
Whales--Geographical distribution.
Dolphins--Geographical distribution.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (174 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The biology of cetaceans is one of the most compelling areas of research because of the extreme adaptations whales and dolphins have had to undergo in order to manage a life in the water. This book discusses and presents new data on the behaviour and biology of whales and dolphins.
Contents:
Intro
WHALES AND DOLPHINS: BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION
CONTENTS
PREFACE
Chapter 1 CENOZOIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND EVOLUTION OF BALEEN WHALES
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
A DARWINIAN APPROACH
OVERVIEW OF BALEEN-BEARING WHALE EVOLUTION
Morphological and Taxonomic Diversity Changes through Time
Hypotheses of Phylogeny
Paleobiogeographic Distribution
CONNECTING CENOZOIC GLOBAL CHANGES AND BALEEN WHALE EVOLUTION
Oligocene: Early Radiation
Miocene: Dispersal
Pliocene-to-Recent: Origin of the Modern Mysticete Fauna
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 2 WHALES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
THE CHANGING CLIMATE
ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE
SOUTHERN OCEAN AND THE ANTARCTIC
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS TO CETACEANS
HABITAT LOSS
TEMPERATURE INCREASE
PREY AVAILABILITY
ARCTIC WHALES
NARWHALS
CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION
GRAY WHALES
INCREASED HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE ARCTIC
SOUTHERN OCEAN - WHALES AND THEIR FOOD WEB
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
NEED FOR MONITORING AND MODELING
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
ADAPTATION
DEVELOPING A SENSITIVITY / VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR CETACEANS
Chapter 3 ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE IN WHALES AND DOLPHINS
Chapter 4 WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE PARASITE FAUNA OF CETACEANS: A PLEA FOR INTEGRATIVE STUDIES
DO PARASITES MATTER?
PARASITES AND VALUES
THE VALUES OF PARASITES OF CETACEANS
A PLEA FOR INTEGRATIVE STUDIES
Chapter 5 MORE THAN JUST OLD BONES: THE FOSSIL RECORD INFORMS US ABOUT HOMOLOGY, AND CONVERGENCES OF ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR IN THE CETACEA OTHERWISE UNKNOWN FROM MODERN ANIMALS
ODONTOCETI VS. MYSTICETI
WITHIN THE MYSTICETI.
IMPLICATIONS
Chapter 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOLITARY AND GROUP TIME BUDGET IN THE ESTUARINE DOLPHIN (SOTALIA GUIANENSIS) AT NORTHEASTERN - BRAZIL
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Study Areas
Data Collection
Data Analyses
RESULTS
Time Budget
Comparison between Periods
INDEX
Blank Page.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-61209-299-3
OCLC:
682620521

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