Biology of Marine Mammals

Takinganintegratedapproachtothebiologyofmarinecarnivores，cetaceans，andsirenians，twenty-twoprominentresearcherscomparemarinemammalswithoneanotherandwithterrestrialmammals，providingaframeworkforfundamentalbiologicalandecologicalconcepts.Theydescribefunctionalmorphology，sensorysystems，energetics，reproduction，communicationandcognition，behavior，distribution，populationbiology，andfeedingecology.Theyalsodetailthephysiologicaladaptations—forsuchactivitiesandprocessesasdiving，thermo-regulation，osmoregulation，andorientation—thatenablemarinemammalstoexploittheiraquaticenvironment.