Marine Mammal Biology

General introduction to the biology of marine mammals aimed at students and scientists. Contains an overview of the adaptations that have allowed mammals to succeed in the marine environment, comparing and contrasting the way in which different taxa have achieved this.

1. Diversity and Zoogeography A R Martin (British Antarctic Survey) and R R Reeves (ICUN/SSC CETACEAN - Quebec) 2. The Evolution of Marine Mammals J. Heyning (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles) and G M Lento (Auckland University) 3. Anatomy and Physiology: the Challenge of Aquatic Living T M Williams (University of California, Santa Cruz) and G A J Worthy (Texas A&M University) 4. Neural Morphology I Glezer (City University of New York) 5. Sensory Systems G Dehnhardt (Universitat Bonn) 6. Vocal Anatomy, Acoustic Communication and Echolocation P L Tyack (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) and E H Miller (Memorial University of Newfoundland) 7. Patterns of Movement P Stevick (University of St Andrews), B J McConnell (University of St Andrews) and P Hammond (University of St Andrews) 8. Feeding Ecology W D Bowen (Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth), A J Read (Duke University) and J A Estes (University of California, Santa Cruz) 9. Energetics: Consequences for Fitness I L Boyd (British Antarctic Survey) 10. Life History and Reproductive Strategies D J Boness (Smithsonian Institution), P J Clapham (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) and S L Mesnick 11. Population Genetic Structure A R Hoelzel (University of Durham), S Goldsworthy and R C Fleischer 12. Ecology of Group Living and Social Behaviour R C Connor (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth) 13. Problem Solving and Memory R J Schusterman and D Kastak 14. Conservation and Management R R Reeves (ICUN/SSC CETACEAN - Quebec) and P Reijnders (Institute for Forestry and Nature Research, Wageningen).