Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Otariids and the Odobenid

Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Otariids and the Odobenid

Harcourt, Robert; Campagna, Claudio

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

06/2022

672

Mole

Inglês

9783030591861

15 a 20 dias

1050

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PART I. Behavior on Land and at Sea: Introduction.- Otariid Ethology: One Researcher's Historical Perspective.- When Physiology and Ecology Meet: The Interdependency Between Foraging Ecology and Reproduction in Otariids.- Maternal Behavior in Otariids and the Walrus.- PART II. Foraging Behavior.- Foraging Capacities, Behaviors and Strategies of Otariids and Odobenids.- Prey Capture and Processing in Fur Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus.- PART III. Reproductive Behavior.- Polygyny in the Era of Molecular Biology: Revisiting Bartholomew's Model.- The Role of Females in the Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism and Mating Systems.- Site Fidelity, Male Harassment and Female Gregariousness: Factors Shaping the Highly Polygynous Mating System of the Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus Ursinus).- Mating Games and Raiding Parties in Southern Sea Lions.- Infanticide in Eared Seals.- Genetic Consequences of Dispersal, Philopatry and Reproductive Behaviors.- Intergeneric Fertile Hybridization in Otariids.- Visual Species Recognition and Mate Choice in Fur Seals: An Experimental Study.- PART IV. Cognitive Behavior, Communication, Personality and Behavioral Development.- Vocal Communication in Otariids and Odobenids.- Non-vocal Communication in Otariids and Odobenids: The Involvement of Visual and Olfactory Cues in Their Social Lives.- The Sensory World of Otariids.- The Mind of a Sea Lion.- The California Sea Lion: Thriving in a Human-Dominated World.- Pinniped 'Personality', or Consistent Individual Differences.- Playing at the Edge of the Sea: A Comparative Analysis in Otariids and Odobenids.- PART V. Diving Deeper into Species.- Responding to Human Influence: Southern Sea Lion Males Adapt to Harbor Habitats.- Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), with Emphasis on Communication and Social Behavior.- Behavioral Insights into the Decline and Natural History of Steller Sea Lions.- Exploitation and Recovery of the South American Sea Lion in the Southwestern Atlantic.- Living on the Edge, the New Zealand Sea Lion.- The Enigmatic Life History of the Australian Sea Lion.- Australian Fur Seal: Adapting to Coexist in a Shared Ecosystem.- Guadalupe Fur Seals and California Sea Lions: Two Sympatric Otariids from the California Current Ecosystem.- Fur Seal Trophic Ecology in Uruguay.- Galapagos Sea Lions and Fur Seals, Adapted to a Variable World.

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Aquatic Mammals;Diving Behavior;Feeding Strategies;Mammal Conservation;Migration Patterns;Sexual Behavior;Social Strategies