Marine Mammals: Advances in Behavioural and Population Biology
The Proceedings of a Symposium held at The Zoological Society of London on 9th and 10th April 1992
Series: Symposia of the Zoological Society of London; 66;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 30 September 1993
- ISBN 9780198540694
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages424 pages
- Size 237x162x30 mm
- Weight 810 g
- Language English
- Illustrations frontispiece, halftones, line drawings, tables 0
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Short description:
The last decade has radically changed our knowledge of the behaviour and ecology of seals, whales, and dolphins. This volume presents the technologies which have made this possible alongside the latest findings which have been made using them, as well as providing syntheses of current knowledge in this exciting field.
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The last decade has radically changed our knowledge of the behaviour and ecology of seals, whales, and dolphins. This volume presents the technologies which have made this possible alongside the latest findings made. With contributions by those actively engaged in the field, the book includes syntheses of past research and provides a view of research objectives for the near future.
An important up-to-date insight into the current and future developments in a fast moving field, this book is fascinating reading for all interested in animal behaviour and ecology.
This book is an excellent compilation of some of the most recent developments in behavioural and physiological research in marine mammals by some of the world's foremost authorities ... highly recommended as a valuable addition to any library or collection. E. Cruwys, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Polar Record, issue 30, (174), July 1994
Table of Contents:
List of contributors and chairmen, Introduction
Part I: Genetical identity of stocks and influences on gene flow
Genetic ecology of marine mammals
Use of molecular probes to analyse pilot whale pod structure: two novel analytical approaches
Comparative levels of genetic variability in harbour seals and northern elephant seals as determined by genetic fingerprinting
Implications of DNA fingerprinting for mating systems and reproductive strategies of pinnipeds
Influence of rare ecological events on pinniped social structure and population dynamics
Influence of maternal characteristics and environmental variation on reproduction in Antartic fur seals
Social organization of humpback whales on a North Atlantic feeding ground
Part II: Foraging ecology of marine mammals
Sex differences in diving and foraging behavour of northern elephant seals
Seasonal dispersion and habitat use of foraging northern elephant seals
Studying the behaviour and movements of high Arctic belugas using satellite telemetry
Grey seals off the east coast of Britain: distribution and movements at sea
Harbour seal movement patterns
Recent advances in diet analysis of marine mammals
Milk secretion in marine mammals in relation to foraging: can milk fatty acids predict diet?
The relationship between reproductive and foraging energetics and the evolution of the Pinnipeda
Part III: Physiology and bioenergetics
To what extent can heart rate be used as an indicator of metabolic rate in free-living marine mammals?
Behavioural and physiological options in diving seals
How fast should I swim? Behavioural implications of diving physiology
Role of plasma and tissue lipids in the energy metabolism of the harbour seal
Balancing power and speed in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
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