Marine Mammals Adaptations for an Aquatic Life /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Davis, Randall W. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Zoology.; Animal physiology.; Behavioral sciences.; Animal ecology.; Aquatic ecology .; Animal Physiology.; Behavioral Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

This comprehensive book provides new insights into the morphological, metabolic, thermoregulatory, locomotory, diving, sensory, feeding, and sleep adaptations of Cetacea (whales and dolphins), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walrus), Sirenia (manatees and dugongs) and sea otters for an aquatic life...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Return to the Sea: The Evolution of Marine Mammals
• 3. Respiration and the Effects of Pressure
• 4. Metabolism and Thermoregulation
• 5. Locomotion
• 6. Physiological and Metabolic Adaptations for Breath-hold Diving
• 7. Sensory Systems
• 8. Feeding and Digestion
• 9. Sleep.