Anatomy of dolphins : insights into body structure and function /

Cozzi, Bruno,

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 Oelschlager (Institute of Anatomy III (Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie), University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany) ; illustrations by Massimo Demma, Uko Gorter, and Jutta Oelschlager. - London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2017] 2017 - xviii, 438 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780124072299 (hbk) 0124072291 (hbk)

2016-936052


Dolphins--Anatomy.
Dolphins--Physiology.
Dolphins--Evolution.
Cá heo--Giải phẫu
Cá heo--Sinh lý học

QL737.C432 / C62 2017

599.53/3 / COZ 2017