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Mammals of the Sea [electronic resource] : Biology and Medicine
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ridgeway, Sam H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mammals.
- Marine biology.
- Marine mammals.
- Science.
- Sea biology.
- Wildlife conservation.
- Hydrobiology.
- Vertebrates.
- Oceanography.
- Chordata.
- Ecology.
- Earth Sciences.
- Biology.
- Animals.
- Natural Science Disciplines.
- Biological Science Disciplines.
- Eukaryota.
- Occupations.
- Organelles.
- Marine Biology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hydrobiology.
- Vertebrates.
- Oceanography.
- Chordata.
- Ecology.
- Earth Sciences.
- Biology.
- Animals.
- Natural Science Disciplines.
- Biological Science Disciplines.
- Eukaryota.
- Occupations.
- Organelles.
- Marine Biology.
- Mammals.
- Local Subjects:
- Mammals.
- Marine biology.
- Marine mammals.
- Science.
- Sea biology.
- Wildlife conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (831 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Mammals of the Sea
- Place of Publication:
- : Charles C Thomas, 1972.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written as a guide to marine mammals with special emphasis on their care and maintenance in the research laboratory or oceanarium, this book will serve as a valuable reference for veterinarians, researchers, curators and aquarists. Zoologists, anatomists, behaviorists, marine biologists and graduate students in these and related fields will find it the most authoritative text yet published on this group of mammals. In addition to many illustrations of individual marine mammals, some of which are in full color, there are numerous figures and drawings to guide the reader to a clear understanding
- Contents:
- HALF TITLE: MAMMALS OF THE SEA Biology and Medicine; TITLE PAGE: MAMMALS OF THE SEA Biology and Medicine; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CONTENTS; MAMMALS OF THE SEA Biology and Medicine; Chapter 1: GENERAL BIOLOGY; Chapter 2: THE SEA OTTER; Chapter 3: THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; Chapter 4: OBSERVATIONS ON THE ANATOMY OF SOME CETACEANS AND PINNIPEDS; Chapter 5: COMPARATIVE MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF SELECTED MARINE MAMMALS; Chapter 6: BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MAMMALS; Chapter 7: SENSES AND COMMUNICATION; Chapter 8: EVOLUTION AND CYTOGENETICS; Chapter 9: A CHECKLIST OF MARINE MAMMAL PARASITES
- Chapter 10: HOMEOSTASIS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTNAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08979-5
- OCLC:
- 855969886
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