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Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach

A. Rus Hoelzel (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-632-05232-5
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448 pages
March 2002, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contributors.

Preface.

1. Diversity and Zoogeography.

A R Martin (British Antarctic Survey) and R R Reeves (ICUN/SSC CETACEAN - Quebec).

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2. The Evolution of Marine Mammals.

J. Heyning (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles) and G M Lento (Auckland University).

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3. Anatomy and Physiology: the Challenge of Aquatic Living.

T. M Williams (University of California, Santa Cruz) and G A J Worthy (Texas A&M University).

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4. Neural Morphology.

I Glezer (City University of New York).

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5. Sensory Systems.

G Dehnhardt (Universitat Bonn).

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6. Vocal Anatomy, Acoustic Communication and Echolocation.

P L Tyack (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) and E H Miller (Memorial University of Newfoundland).

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7. Patterns of Movement.

P Stevick (University of St Andrews), B J McConnell (University of St Andrews) and P Hammond (University of St Andrews).

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8. Feeding Ecology.

W D Bowen (Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth), A J Read (Duke University) and J A Estes (University of California, Santa Cruz).

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9. Energetics: Consequences for Fitness.

I L Boyd (British Antarctic Survey).

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10. Life History and Reproductive Strategies.

D J Boness (Smithsonian Institution), P J Clapham (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) and S L Mesnick.

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11. Population Genetic Structure.

A R Hoelzel (University of Durham), S D Goldsworthy and R C Fleischer.

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12. Ecology of Group Living and Social Behaviour.

R C Connor (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth).

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13. Problem Solving and Memory.

R J Schusterman and D Kastak.

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14. Conservation and Management.

R R Reeves (ICUN/SSC CETACEAN - Quebec) and P Reijnders (Institute for Forestry and Nature Research, Wageningen).

Index

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