Return to the sea : the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals / Annalisa Berta ; illustrated...
Return to the sea : the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals / Annalisa Berta ; illustrated...
Return to the sea : the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals / Annalisa Berta ; illustrated by James L. Sumich and Carl Buell.
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Publisher
Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2012.
Date
2012.
Call Numbers
N599.5138/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Marine mammals -- Past diversity in time and space, paleoclimates, and paleoecology -- Pinniped diversity, evolution, and adaptations -- Cetartiodactylan diversity, evolution, and adaptations -- Diversity, evolution, and adaptations of sirenians and other marine mammals -- Ecology and conservation.
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Publisher
Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
"This book portrays the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals, from giant whales and sea cows that originated 55 million years ago and walked on land, to deep-diving elephant seals and clam-eating walruses of modern times. Some animals like the hippo-sized herbivorous desmostylians and aquatic sloths were evolutionary experiments that did n...
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Full title
Return to the sea : the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals / Annalisa Berta ; illustrated by James L. Sumich and Carl Buell.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
N599.5138/1
Record Identifier
74Vv80V0PNMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv80V0PNMl
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ISBN
0520270576 (hardback)
9780520270572 (hardback)
DDC
599.5/138
MMS ID
991014327839702626
