The Pinnipeds

Author : Marianne Riedman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520320085
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pinnipeds written by Marianne Riedman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived

Author : Fritz Trillmich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642763987
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pinnipeds and El Niño written by Fritz Trillmich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El Niño is a meteorological and oceanographic phenomenon, which occurs at irregular intervals in the eastern tropical Pacific. Its most obvious characteristic is the warming of surface waters, which causes enormous disturbances of the marine environment. A severe Niño may also affect continental systems worldwide. This book gathers in a comprehensive way the information available on the effects of the exceptionally strong 1982-83 Niño on a group of marine mammals, the pinnipeds. It presents an analysis of the effects of environmental stress on the populations of top predators. Data and interpretations are based on a most unusual collection of long-term studies of pinniped population dynamics, behavior and ecology which spanned the El Niño event. The responses of pinniped populations to the El Niño disturbance of the marine ecosystem also has important implications for the management and conservation of marine mammal populations.

Author : Juan J. Alava
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351647636
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Pinnipeds written by Juan J. Alava and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pinnipeds are a fascinating group of marine mammals that play a crucial role as apex predators and sentinels of the functioning and health of marine ecosystems. They are found in the most extreme environments from the Polar regions to the tropics. Pinnipeds are comprised of about 34 species, and of those at least 25% live permanently in tropical zones. This book reviews and updates current research on the biology, marine ecology, bio-monitoring, and conservation of tropical pinniped populations, including their behavior, anthropogenic stressors, and health. It also looks at challenges to be faced for the conservation of tropical pinnipeds, many of which are threatened species.

Author : Lome Piasetsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716612117
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fur Seals and Other Pinnipeds written by Lome Piasetsky and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gisela Heckel
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783030631796
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecology and Conservation of Pinnipeds in Latin America written by Gisela Heckel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pinnipeds are marine mammals that include eared seals, true seals, and walruses. This book presents detailed reviews on the ecology and conservation of 10 pinniped species along the coasts and islands in Latin America, from Mexico to Chile and Argentina. Topics covered include their population dynamics, trophic ecology, reproduction, and behavior. In addition, the book addresses major conservation issues regarding climate change, interaction with fisheries, ecotourism, and other human activities.

Author : John Malam
Publisher : Book House
ISBN 13 : 9781906714055
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scary Creatures written by John Malam and published by Book House. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations, photographs, and see-through pages introduce children to pinnipeds, describing what they are, how they swim, what they eat, their life cycle, and other related topics.

Author : Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of North American pinnipeds, a monograph of the walruses, sea-lions, sea-bears and seals of North America, by J.A. Allen. 1880 written by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : World Book, Incorporated
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716612735
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Book's Animals of the World written by World Book, Incorporated and published by . This book was released on 2000-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Book's Animals of the World Set 1 includes ants and other social insects, seals, sharks, hedgehogs, monkeys, kangaroos, beetles, owls, snakes, and wolves.

Author : Annalisa Berta
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080489346
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marine Mammals written by Annalisa Berta and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-12-14 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Berta and Sumich have succeeded yet again in creating superior marine reading! This book is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. The first edition, considered the leading text in the field, is required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals. Revisions include updates of citations, expansion of nearly every chapter and full color photographs. This title continues the tradition by fully expanding and updating nearly all chapters. Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps

Author : D. Renouf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401131007
Total Pages : 424 pages
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Download or read book The Behaviour of Pinnipeds written by D. Renouf and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We teach our students of behavioural science that one first defines a research problem, and then the most appropriate animal is selected to investigate hypotheses. The reverse order of events is improper: a particular class of animals should not be studied for its own sake. In the case of the Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses) the organism and the problem are essentially the same. The research questions presented in this volume in one way or another relate to survival in two worlds, the ocean for foraging, and the terrain at its edge or frozen above it for breeding. The evolution of Pinniped behaviour and the mechanisms which underlie it are a consequence of having to cope with two seemingly incompatible sets of environmental constraints. The physiological adaptations for concomitant functioning in two media with very different physical characteristics have produced correlated behav ioural modifications. The energetic demands of reproduction and foraging are idiosyncratic because each activity occurs on opposite sides of the air/water interface. As a result, the mating system must reconcile aquatic design for such functions as locomotion and thermoregulation, with the terrestrial requirements for successful pupping. Similarly, the ecology of this dual habitat prescribes the rules governing the behaviour of the neonate and its interactions with its mother.