Fur Seals: Maternal Strategies on Land and at Sea

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Fur Seals: Maternal Strategies on Land and at Sea
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Roger L. Gentry
Edited by Gerald L. Kooyman
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreMammals
ISBN/Barcode 9780691610740
ClassificationsDewey:599.79
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

The contributors to this volume have accomplished a breakthrough in our ability to collect data on ocean-dwelling mammals. In the first large-scale comparison of fur seals, they have employed quantitative methods and a special instrument called a Time-Depth-Recorder to study the strategies used by females in six species of cared seals to rear and w