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Behavior and Ecology of the Northern Fur Seal (Hardcover)
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Behavior and Ecology of the Northern Fur Seal (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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Covering the behavior and ecology of the northern fur seal, this
book is a model long-term study of marine mammals, one that tests
theory through both observation of undisturbed behavior and
manipulative experiments on individuals. Here Roger Gentry draws on
nearly two decades of research on three different islands to show
how behavior among these seals changes with population size, sex
ratio, and environment, to explain the behavior of the population
beginning with individuals, and to generalize the results to other
members of the eared seal family. In so doing, he offers one of the
most comprehensive studies of its kind on any marine mammal species
to date. Gentry shows that the species is driven by very different
behavioral traits than have been assumed for it in the past. His
book analyzes behavior on scales of hours to lifetimes,
investigates the mating system, considers processes that underlie
the mating system (site fidelity, behavioral estrus, and the
development of territoriality), and addresses specific aspects of
maternal strategy (female attendance behavior, pup growth, seasonal
influences, and the effects of continental shelf width). Gentry
contributes to knowledge about marine mammals by providing a very
specific basis for interspecies comparisons, and he suggests a link
between population trend and environmental regime shifts. He also
guides the debate over seal mating systems from an interpretive to
an empirical or experimental basis. Originally published in 1997.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
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