Dear MARMAMers,
we are happy to announce the publication of our new book
Anatomy of Dolphins: Insights into Body Structure and Function.
by Bruno Cozzi, Stefan Huggenberger, and Helmut H.A. Oelschläger
Please find some details below.
Stefan Huggenberger
Bruno Cozzi, Stefan Huggenberger & Helmut H.A. Oelschläger, 2016:
Anatomy of Dolphins: Insights into Body Structure and Function. ISBN
9780124072299, eBook ISBN 9780124076556, 456 pages. Academic
Press/Elsevier, San Diego.
This book is the most comprehensive work on the anatomy of dolphins,
featuring the latest expertise on macroscopic anatomy, histology,
embryology, functional morphology, and evolutionary biology covering a
number of delphinid species and serving as a useful complement for
expanding trends in molecular biology and genetics
Key Features
- Includes high-quality illustrations, drawings, halftone artwork,
photographic documentations, microphotos, and tables detailing dolphin
anatomy, function, and morphology
- Facilitates education and training of students of all basic research
and applied sciences dedicated to marine biology and the medical care
of marine mammals
- Brings together the current knowledge and information on this topic,
including those in obscure past or non-English publications, or
scattered in short chapters in volumes
- Covers a number of delphinid species and serves as a useful
complement for expanding trends in molecular biology and genetics
Description
The Anatomy of Dolphins: Insights into Body Structure and Function is
a precise, detailed, fully illustrated, descriptive, and functionally
oriented text on the anatomy and morphology of dolphins. It focuses on
a number of delphinid species, with keynotes on important dolphin-like
genera, such as the harbor porpoise. It also serves as a useful
complement for expanding trends and emphases in molecular biology and
genetics.
Readership
Marine biologists; naturalists; veterinarians; PhD students;
bio-acousticians; comparative neuroscientists
Table of Contents
Foreword by Dr. Sam Ridgway
Preface
Natural history and relationships of dolphins: short history of
dolphin anatomical research
General appearance and hydrodynamics (including skin anatomy)
Locomotion (including osteology and myology)
Diving (breathing, respiration and circulatory system)
Head and senses (including nervous system, and communication mechanisms)
Inner body control
Feeding and digestive system
Genital systems, reproduction and development
Urinary system and water balance
Neurobiology and evolution of dolphins
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Stefan Huggenberger
Department II of Anatomy (Neuroanatomy)
University of Cologne
50924 Cologne, Germany
Fon: +49-221-478-87848
Fax: +49-221-478-1427477
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