Many large marine predators make excursions from surface waters to the deep ocean below
200 m. Moreover, the ability to access meso-and bathypelagic habitats has evolved …

Many marine animals use sound passively or actively for communication, foraging, predator
avoidance, navigation, and to sense their environment. The advent of acoustic recording …

Metriorhynchoid crocodylians represent the pinnacle of marine specialization within
Archosauria. Not only were they a major component of the Middle Jurassic–Early …

This book is actually a product of efforts of many people, not only of the authors. W ide
investigations of marine mammals began in Russia (that time, in the former Soviet Union) in …

Auditory sensitivity in pinnipeds is influenced by the need to balance efficient sound
detection in two vastly different physical environments. Previous comparisons between …

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) exhibit a variety of foraging behaviours, but
neither they nor any baleen whale are known to produce broadband clicks in association …

The darkness of the deep ocean limits the vision of diving predators, except when prey emit
bioluminescence. It is hypothesized that deep-diving seals rely on highly developed …

The discovery of ultrasonic bat echolocation prompted a wide search for other animal
biosonar systems, which yielded, among few others, two avian groups. One, the South …

Marine mammals, particularly cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and pinnipeds
(seals, sea lions and walruses) are popular in zoos and aquariums worldwide. Bottlenose …

Extant baleen whales (Cetacea, Mysticeti) are all large filter-feeding marine mammals that
lack teeth as adults, instead possessing baleen, and feed on small marine animals in bulk …