Elephant Seals: Population Ecology, Behavior, and Physiology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520083644 ISBN 13: 9780520083646

Verlag: University of California Press, 1994

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"Extremely enjoyable and informative. . . . A valuable contribution to the literature regarding the ecology, physiology, and behavior of two closely related species of vertebrates. The editors and authors have made a serious (and successful) effort to contrast the results of research on elephant seals with causative factors for the observed population dynamics beyond the narrow confines of single-species models by incorporating hypotheses related to competition and large-scale changes in the physical and biological environment."--"Ecology

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The largest of all seals, elephant seals rank among the most impressive of marine mammals. They are renowned for their spectacular recovery from near extinction at the end of the 19th century when seal hunters nearly eliminated the entire northern species. No other vertebrate has come so close to extinction and made such a complete recovery. The physiological extremes that elephant seals can tolerate are also remarkable. This study of the elephant seal brings together an international group of scientists who describe and debate recent research, including the history and status of various populations, their life-history tactics, and other findings obtained with the help of modern microcomputer diving instruments attached to free-ranging seals. It also aims to illuminate current debates about the species' extinction and possible means of prevention.

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0520083644
• ISBN 13: 9780520083646
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432
• Herausgeber: Boeuf Burney J.Le, Laws Richard M.