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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Annalisa Berta (Professor, San Diego State University) , James L. SumichPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.998kg ISBN: 9781421423258ISBN 10: 1421423251 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 27 November 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Setting the Stage 2. The Oldest Marine Mammals 3. Later- Diverging Whales 4. Aquatic Carnivorans 5. Crown Sirenians and Their Desmostylian Relatives 6. Aquatic Sloths and Recent Occupants of the Sea, Sea Otters and Polar Bears 7. Diversity Changes through Time Classification of Fossil Marine Mammals Glossary References IndexReviewsMammalogists, paleontologists, and marine scientists will find Berta's insights absorbing, while developmental and molecular biologists, geneticists, and ecologists exploring integrative research approaches will benefit from her fresh perspective. * Birdbooker Report * Mammalogists, paleontologists, and marine scientists will find Berta's insights absorbing, while developmental and molecular biologists, geneticists, and ecologists exploring integrative research approaches will benefit from her fresh perspective. * Birdbooker Report * The Rise of Marine Mammals is an impressive introduction to its subject and an important contribution to zoological literature. * TLS * Overall, this is a thorough review of the evolution of marine mammals, ideal for students of vertebrate paleontology who wish to study the taxonomy of these groups and for professionals who may use it as an up-to-date reference work. The volume is an excellent addition to paleontology collections. * Choice * This is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensive introduction to the fossil record of some of the most interesting evolutionary transformations within mammals... The Rise of Marine Mammals is a fact-filled, well-illustrated volume that will be much appreciated by anyone who is looking to learn about where, when, and how these fascinating animals arose. -- Mark D. Uhen, George Mason University * Quarterly Review of Biology * The Rise of Marine Mammals covers the breadth of marine mammal evolution while highlighting the key details. It discusses what we can learn from the fossils within a context that makes the reader feel as if he or she is part of making these discoveries... This visually stunning, yet informative, book should serve to inspire its readers-not only to give them a sense of awe and wonder at the marvelous diversity of marine mammals in eons gone by, but also to push them to preserve and steward the remarkable creatures that live in our seas today. -- Ryan M. Bebej, Calvin College * Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith * Mammalogists, paleontologists, and marine scientists will find Berta's insights absorbing, while developmental and molecular biologists, geneticists, and ecologists exploring integrative research approaches will benefit from her fresh perspective. * Birdbooker Report * The Rise of Marine Mammals is an impressive introduction to its subject and an important contribution to zoological literature. * TLS * Overall, this is a thorough review of the evolution of marine mammals, ideal for students of vertebrate paleontology who wish to study the taxonomy of these groups and for professionals who may use it as an up-to-date reference work. The volume is an excellent addition to paleontology collections. * Choice * This is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensive introduction to the fossil record of some of the most interesting evolutionary transformations within mammals . . . The Rise of Marine Mammals is a fact-filled, well-illustrated volume that will be much appreciated by anyone who is looking to learn about where, when, and how these fascinating animals arose. -- Mark D. Uhen, George Mason University * Quarterly Review of Biology * The Rise of Marine Mammals covers the breadth of marine mammal evolution while highlighting the key details. It discusses what we can learn from the fossils within a context that makes the reader feel as if he or she is part of making these discoveries . . . This visually stunning, yet informative, book should serve to inspire its readers-not only to give them a sense of awe and wonder at the marvelous diversity of marine mammals in eons gone by, but also to push them to preserve and steward the remarkable creatures that live in our seas today. -- Ryan M. Bebej, Calvin College * Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith * Author InformationAnnalisa Berta is emerita professor of biology at San Diego State University. She is the author of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: A Natural History and Species Guide. James L. Sumich is emeritus professor of biology at Grossmont College. He is the coauthor of Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life. Together, he and Berta are coauthors of Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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