Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans' Cornerstone Species by Berta, Annalisa

Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans' Cornerstone Species

A richly illustrated introduction to the world's living and extinct sea mammals From the gregarious sea otter...
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Author: Annalisa Berta
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Language: English
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Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans' Cornerstone Species by Berta, Annalisa

Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans' Cornerstone Species

CHF 40.02

Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans' Cornerstone Species

CHF 40.02
Author: Annalisa Berta
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A richly illustrated introduction to the world's living and extinct sea mammals

From the gregarious sea otter and playful dolphins to the sociable narwhal and iconic polar bear, sea mammals are a large, diverse, and increasingly precious group. In this book, Annalisa Berta, a leading expert on sea mammals and their evolution, presents an engaging and richly illustrated introduction to past and present species of these remarkable creatures, from the blue whale and the northern fur seal to the extinct giant sperm whale, aquatic sloth, and walking sea cow.

The book features more than 50 individual species profiles, themed chapters, stunning photographs, and specially commissioned paleo-illustrations of extinct species. It presents detailed accounts of these mammals' evolutionary path, anatomy, behavior, habitats, and conservation. And because these are key species that complete many food chains and have the widest influence of all sea life, the book also offers insights into a broad variety of marine worlds today and in the future.

Author: Annalisa Berta
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 09/26/2023
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.72lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.69w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780691236643

About the Author
Annalisa Berta is professor emerita of biology at San Diego State University. A specialist in the anatomy and evolutionary biology of marine mammals, especially baleen whales, she formally described a skeleton of the early pinniped Enaliarctos. She is the author of Return to the Sea: The Life and Evolutionary Times of Marine Mammals and the editor of the award-winning Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: A Natural History and Species Guide.

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