Anatomy of dolphins insights into body structure and function / Bruno Cozzi (Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy), Stefan Huggenberger (Department II of Anatomy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany), Helmut Oelschläger (Institute of Anatomy III (Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie), University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany) ; illustrations by Massimo Demma, Uko Gorter, and Jutta Oelschläger.

Author/creator Cozzi, Bruno
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
Descriptionxviii, 438 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences 2016 [EBCABS16]
Subjects
Dolphins--Anatomy.
Dolphins--Physiology.
Dolphins--Evolution.

Other author/creatorHuggenberger, Stefan.
Other author/creatorOelschläger, Helmut A.
Other author/creatorDemma, Massimo, 1955-
Other author/creatorGorter, Uko.
Other author/creatorOelschläger, Jutta.
Contents Natural history and evolution of dolphins : short history of dolphin anatomy -- General appearance and hydrodynamics (including skin anatomy) -- Locomotion (including osteology and myology) -- Diving : breathing, respiration, and the circulatory system -- Head and senses -- Brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves -- Body control : the endocrine system and the peripheral nervous system -- Feeding and the digestive system -- Urinary system, genital systems, and reproduction -- Neurobiology and the evolution of dolphins.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016936052
ISBN9780124072299 (hbk)
ISBN0124072291 (hbk)

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