The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals , Third Edition covers the ecology, behavior, conservation, evolution, form and function of whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, manatees, dugongs, otters and polar bears. This edition provides new content on anthropogenic concerns, latest information on emerging threats such as ocean noise, and impacts of climate change. With authors and editors who are world experts, this new edition is a critical resource for all who are interested in marine mammals, especially upper level undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and managers, and is a top…mehr
The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals , Third Edition covers the ecology, behavior, conservation, evolution, form and function of whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, manatees, dugongs, otters and polar bears. This edition provides new content on anthropogenic concerns, latest information on emerging threats such as ocean noise, and impacts of climate change.
With authors and editors who are world experts, this new edition is a critical resource for all who are interested in marine mammals, especially upper level undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and managers, and is a top reference for those in related fields, from oceanographers to environmental scientists.
Significant content and topic updates, as well as the addition of new topics in such areas as anthropogenic disturbance Visual maps of the oceans and seas mentioned in contributions, helping to place the geographical features described in the text with clear, consistent species illustrations Written to help users learn new information or brush up on a topic quickly, with the references at the end of each entry to help guide readers into more specialist literature
Thewissen, J.G.M. J. G. M. 'Hans' Thewissen studies the evolution, anatomy and embryology of marine mammals, and has travelled the world to study fossil and living whales. His work with the sense organs of modern whales explores the impact of global change on marine mammal populations. He co-edited the three editions of Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals and wrote a popular book on whale evolution: The Walking Whales.
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Abundance Estimation Aerial Behavior Age Estimation Aggressive Behavior Albinism Amazon River Dolphin Ambergris Antarctic Fur Seal Antarctic Marine Mammals Archaeocetes, Archaic Arctic Marine Mammals Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Australian Sea Lion Australian Snubfin Dolphin Baculum Baiji Baikal Seal Balance Baleen Baleen Whales (Mysticeti) Baleen Whales, Evolution Barnacles Basilosaurids and Kekenodontids Beaked Whales, Overview Bearded Seal Behavior, Overview Beluga Whale Berardius Beaked Whales Biogeography Biotelemetry Blubber Blue Whale Bones and Teeth, Histology of Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. Common bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose Whales Bowhead Whale Bow-riding Brain Breathing Bryde's Whale Burmeister's Porpoise Bycatch California, Galapagos and Japanese Sea Lions Callosities Cape and Australian Fur Seals Captivity Caspian Seal Cephalorhynchus Dolphins Cetacea, Evolution Cetacean Ecology Cetacean Life History Cetartiodactyla Circulatory System Climate Change Clymene Dolphin Coloration Common Dolphin Communication Conservation Crabeater Seal Culture and Social Learning Cuvier's Beaked Whale Dall's Porpoise Delphinids, Overview Dental Morphology Desmostylia Dialects Diet Distribution Diving Behavior Diving Physiology Dolphins, Porpoises, and Monodontids, Evolution Dugong Dusky Dolphin Eared Seals (Otariidae) Earless Seals (Phocidae) Echolocation Ecology Elephant Seals Embryology Endangered Species and Populations Endocrine Systems Energetics Entanglement of Whales in Fishing Gear Epimeletic Behavior Ethics Evolutionary Patterns Extinctions, Specific False Killer Whale Feeding Morphology Feeding Strategy and Tactics Filter Feeding Fin Whale Finless Porpoise Fisheries Interactions Folklore and Legends Forelimb Anatomy Franciscana Fraser's Dolphin Gastrointestinal Tract Genetics and Genomics Genetics, Forensics Genetics, Management Geographic Variation Gray Seal Gray Whale Group Behavior Guadalupe, Galapagos, and Juan Fernandez Fur Seals Habitat Pressure Hair and Fur Hindlimb Anatomy Harbor Porpoise Harbor Seal Harp Seal Health Hearing History of Marine Mammal Research Hooded Seal Hourglass Dolphin Humpback Dolphins Humpback Whale Hunting Hybridism Identification Methods Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale Intelligence International Whaling Commission Inuit and Marine Mammals Irrawaddy Dolphin Killer Whale Krill and other Plankton Language Learning and Cognitive Skills Leopard Seal Locomotion, Terrestrial Management and Conservation Manatees Marine Parks, Zoos, and Aquariums Marine Protected Areas Mark-Recapture Mass Mortalities Mating Systems Melon-headed Whale Mesoplodon Beaked Whales Migration and Movement Patterns Mimicry Minke Whales Molecular Ecology Monk Seals Musculature Museums and Collections Narwhal Neoceti New Zealand Fur Seal New Zealand Sea Lion Noise Northern Fur Seal Ocean Environments Odobenocetops Omura's Whale Osmoregulation Otters Pacific White-sided Dolphin Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Parasites Parental Behavior Pathology Peale's Dolphin Pilot Whales Pinniped Ecology Pinnipedia, Evolution Pinniped Life History Pinniped Physiology Pinnipeds Playful Behavior Polar Bear Pollution Popular Culture and Literature Population Dynamics Porpoises, Overview Predation on Marine Mammals Predator-Prey Relationships Prey Consumption Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales Pygmy Killer Whale Pygmy Right Whale Remoras Reproductive Anatomy Reproductive Behavior Reproductive Physiology Ribbon Seal Right Whale Dolphins Right Whales Ringed Seal Risso's Dolphin River Dolphins River Dolphins, Evolution Ross Seal Rough-toothed Dolphin Scrimshaw Sealing Sei Whale Sensory Biology Sexual Dimorphism Shepherd's Beaked Whale Signature Whistles Sirenian Life History Sirenian Evolution Skeleton Skull Sociobiology Song Sound Sound Paths South American Fur Seal South American Sea Lion Species & Subspecies Spectacled Porpoise Sperm and Beaked Whales, Evolution Sperm Whale Spinner Dolphin Spotted Seal Steller Sea Lion Steller's Sea Cow Stock Identity and Assessment Strandings Streamlining Striped Dolphin Subantarctic Fur Seal Surveys Sustainability Susu and Bhulan Swimming Systematics Territorial Behavior Thermoregulation Thorax and Abdomen, Anatomy Tool Use Toothed Whales (Odontoceti) Tourism Training Tucuxi and Guiana Dolphins Tuna-Dolphin Issue Vaquita Vision Walrus Weddell Seal Whale Lice Whaling, Illegal and Pirate Whaling, Japanese Whaling, Modern Whaling, Traditional Whiskers White-beaked Dolphin
