Sex in Cetaceans Morphology, Behavior, and the Evolution of Sexual Strategies
by
Würsig, Bernd. editor. (orcid)0000-0003-4481-6071
Title
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Sex in Cetaceans Morphology, Behavior, and the Evolution of Sexual Strategies
Author
:
Würsig, Bernd. editor. (orcid)0000-0003-4481-6071
ISBN
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9783031356513
Edition
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1st ed. 2023.
Physical Description
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IX, 619 p. 123 illus., 112 illus. in color. online resource.
Contents
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Chapter 1. Sex and Behavior -- Chapter 2. Genetic Tools to Investigate the Consequences of Sex -- Chapter 3. Skulls, Teeth, and Sex -- Chapter 4. Cetacean Evolution: Copulatory and Birthing Consequences of Pelvic and Hindlimb Reduction -- Chapter 5. Sexual Anatomy of Female Cetaceans: Art and Science Contribute Insights into Functionality -- Chapter 6. Interspecific Comparison of Reproductive Strategies -- Chapter 7. Non-Conceptive Sexual Behavior in Cetaceans: Comparison of Form and Function -- Chapter 8. Play, Sexual Display, or Just Boredom Relief? -- Chapter 9. Sexual Behaviors of Odontocetes in Managed Care -- Chapter 10. Infanticide and Sexual Conflict in Cetaceans -- Chapter 11. Drone Perspectives on Cetacean Mating and Sex -- Chapter 12. Inter- and Intrapopulation Variation in Bottlenose Dolphin Mating Strategies -- Chapter 13. Sex and Sexual Strategies in Deep-Diving Risso's Dolphins -- Chapter 14. Sociosexual Behavior of Nocturnally Foraging Dusky and Spinner Dolphins -- Chapter 15. Life History Parameters, Sociobiology, and Reproductive Strategies of Pilot Whales -- Chapter 16. Sex in Killer Whales: Behavior, Exogamy and the Evolution of Sexual Strategies in the Ocean's Apex Predator -- Chapter 17. Beaked Whale Sexual Dimorphism, Mating Strategies, and Diversification -- Chapter 18. Sexual Behavior and Anatomy in Porpoises -- Chapter 19. Sperm Whale Reproductive Strategies: Current Knowledge and Future Directions -- Chapter 20. Reproductive Tactics in Baleen Whales -- Chapter 21. Gray Whale Sex, Reproductive Behavior, and Social Strategies -- Chapter 22. Bowhead Whale Reproductive Strategies -- Chapter 23. Right Whale Sexual Strategies and Behavior -- Chapter 24. Cetacean Sociality, Reproduction, and Conservation.
Subject Term
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Freshwater ecology.
Marine ecology.
Animal culture.
Vertebrates.
Sexual selection.
Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
Animal Science.
Vertebrate Zoology.
Added Author
:
Würsig, Bernd.
Orbach, Dara N.
Added Corporate Author
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SpringerLink (Online service)
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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| Online Library | E-Book | 528448-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |