Physiology of diving of birds and mammals
PJ Butler, DR Jones - Physiological reviews, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
This review concentrates on the physiological responses, and their control, in freely diving
birds and mammals that enable them to remain submerged and sometimes quite active for …
birds and mammals that enable them to remain submerged and sometimes quite active for …
Integrating function and ecology in studies of adaptation: investigations of locomotor capacity as a model system
DJ Irschick, T Garland Jr - Annual Review of Ecology and …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Understanding adaptation in morphological and physiological traits requires
elucidation of how traits relate to whole-organism performance and how performance relates …
elucidation of how traits relate to whole-organism performance and how performance relates …
[图书][B] The cultural lives of whales and dolphins
H Whitehead, L Rendell - 2014 - degruyter.com
In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …
[图书][B] The pinnipeds: seals, sea lions, and walruses
M Riedman - 1990 - books.google.com
Page 1 The Pinnipeds Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses Marianne Riedman Page 2 The
Pinnipeds SEALS, SEA LIONS, AND WALRUSES Marianne Riedman ALS" This lucid and …
Pinnipeds SEALS, SEA LIONS, AND WALRUSES Marianne Riedman ALS" This lucid and …
[图书][B] Sperm whales: social evolution in the ocean
H Whitehead - 2003 - books.google.com
Famed in story as" the great leviathans," sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes.
Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth. Males …
Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth. Males …
Extreme diving of beaked whales
Sound-and-orientation recording tags (DTAGs) were used to study 10 beaked whales of two
poorly known species, Ziphius cavirostris (Zc) and Mesoplodon densirostris (Md). Acoustic …
poorly known species, Ziphius cavirostris (Zc) and Mesoplodon densirostris (Md). Acoustic …
[图书][B] Diverse divers: physiology and behavior
GL Kooyman - 2012 - books.google.com
This book is not a conventional review of diving physiology. The coverage of the literature
has been selective rather than en compassing, the emphasis has been on field studies …
has been selective rather than en compassing, the emphasis has been on field studies …
Foraging ecology of northern elephant seals
Sexual segregation in foraging is predicted from the great size disparity of male and female
northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. Our aim was to test this prediction by …
northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. Our aim was to test this prediction by …
Foraging behavior and success of a mesopelagic predator in the northeast Pacific Ocean: insights from a data-rich species, the northern elephant seal
The mesopelagic zone of the northeast Pacific Ocean is an important foraging habitat for
many predators, yet few studies have addressed the factors driving basin-scale predator …
many predators, yet few studies have addressed the factors driving basin-scale predator …
Reproductive and foraging energetics of high latitude penguins, albatrosses and pinnipeds: implications for life history patterns
DP Costa - American Zoologist, 1991 - academic.oup.com
Pinnipeds and seabirds feed at sea, but are tied to shore to rear their young. Such a
fundamental life history constraint should lead to convergent adaptations in foraging and …
fundamental life history constraint should lead to convergent adaptations in foraging and …