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Marine Mammal Physiology - Requisites for Ocean Living (Hardcover)
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Marine Mammal Physiology - Requisites for Ocean Living (Hardcover)
Series: CRC Marine Biology Series
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Suppose you were designing a marine mammal. What would you need to
think about to allow it to live in the ocean? How would you keep it
warm? What would you design to allow it to dive for very long
periods to extreme depths? Where would it find water to drink? How
would you minimize the cost of swimming, and how would it find its
prey in the deep and dark? These questions and more are examined in
detail throughout this book. Marine Mammal Physiology: Requisites
for Ocean Living is the first textbook focused on how marine
mammals live in the sea from a physiological point of view. It
explores the essential aspects of what makes a marine mammal
different from terrestrial mammals, beyond just their environment.
Unlike many publications and books that cover these species from
almost all perspectives, this textbook takes a step back to focus
on the physiological and biochemical characteristics that have
allowed these mammals as a group to exploit effectively the marine
environment that is so hostile to humans. The chapter topics are
grouped into major themes: diving and locomotion, nutrition and
energetics, reproduction, sensory systems, and environmental
interactions. Each chapter is arranged around a common perspective
and theme: the big picture challenge and summary and what is known
specifically by order. To aid you even further, the authors include
a "Toolbox" section in each chapter where they discuss the newest
methods for understanding and working on the physiology of marine
mammals.
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