Marine Mammals: Adaptations for an Aquatic Life

Acknowledged authors Davis, Randall W. wrote Marine Mammals: Adaptations for an Aquatic Life comprising 314 pages back in 2019. Textbook and eTextbook are published under ISBN 3319982788 and 9783319982786. Since then Marine Mammals: Adaptations for an Aquatic Life textbook was available to sell back to BooksRun online for the top buyback price or rent at the marketplace.

This comprehensive book provides new insights into the morphological, metabolic, thermoregulatory, locomotory, diving, sensory, feeding, and sleep adaptations of Cetacea (whales and dolphins), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walrus), Sirenia (manatees and dugongs) and sea otters for an aquatic life. Each chapter reviews the discoveries from previous studies and integrates recent research using new techniques and technology. Readers will gain an understanding of the remarkable adaptations that enable marine mammals to spend all or most of their lives at sea, often while hunting prey at depth.