The Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

Przednia okładka
University of California Press, 1 sty 1990 - 439
Discusses the adaptation, evolution, classification, distribution, ecology, behavior, communication, and learning of seals, sea lions and walruses.
 

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Evolution Classification
50
Differences between Phocid Otariid and Odobenid
63
Ecology
84
Pinnipeds That Inhabit
99
Predation on Pinnipeds
111
Nonhuman Aquatic and Terrestrial Predators
117
5 Diet and Food Resources
139
Diet of Pinnipeds
140
Timing of the Breeding Season
246
Migratory Patterns in Pinnipeds
258
Maternal Care and Lactation Strategies
264
Summary of Lactation Strategies in Pinnipeds
267
Fasting and Feeding among Pinnipeds during
278
Otariid Females That Care for Juveniles or More
286
Allomaternal Care Adoption and Fostering
303
Communication Cognition
313

Mammalian and Avian Prey of Pinnipeds
150
Mating Systems Breeding Behavior
176
Breeding Environments Mating Systems and Social
180
Reproduction and Life History
222
Reproductive Biology of Female Pinnipeds
226
Age of Sexual Maturity in Male and Female
236
tasks
320
Some Common Names
345
BIBLIOGRAPHY
355
INDEX
413
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