This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Functional anatomy of marine mammals by harrison, richard john, 1920publication date 1972 topics marine mammals, mammals, mammals, marine biology publisher. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Thus, unlike marine fishes and invertebrates, marine mammals at sea are never entirely free of their association with the sea surface. The head region of the dolphin has been studied widely to identify its anatomical structures and to compare it with other marine and terrestrial mammals. Crc handbook of marine mammal medicine, second edition is the only handbook specifically devoted to marine mammal medicine and health. In doing so we consider different ways of incorporating evolutionary history into comparative analyses of marine mammal bio. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version.
Introduce basic acoustic principles and the movement of sound through air and water. Marine mammals comprise over living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders. Introduction to marine mammals and acoustics lesson objectives. Functional anatomy of marine mammals by richard john harrison, 1972, academic press edition, in english. Visual ecology and cognition in cetaceans springerlink. Pdf on jan 6, 2007, sentiel rommel and others published functional. The marine mammal physiology project welcomes you to dive into the world of marine ecosystem conservation and preservation. In 1997, the mammals were comprehensively revised by malcolm c. The process of breathing at the surface is often associated with conspicuous activities, such as splashing. Which marine mammal is part of the shortest food chain. Marine mammals are bycaught in fishing gear they can have very high levels of pollutants we sometimes find large amount of plastics in their stomachs some whales are scared by underwater noise from boats, sonars, and construction work.
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