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Berta and Sumich have succeeded yet again in creating superior marine reading! This book is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. The first edition, considered the leading text in the field, is required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals. Revisions include updates of citations, expansion of nearly every chapter and full color photographs. This title continues the tradition by fully expanding and updating nearly all chapters. * Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals * Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology * Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography * Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps To celebrate the recent 50th anniversary of its publication, the journal Animal Behaviour published a series of essays by prominent behaviourists each presenting a critical and celebratory summary of their own specialities-a roll-call of the most influential names in the field. These excellent contributions were both retrospective and prospective, asking where the field of behaviour has been, where are we now and where are we going?Essays in Animal Behaviour presents revised versions of these 12 original essays-plus 7 entirely new ones to offer a glimpse of the study of behaviour which looks in all directions. Blending history, present and future, the essays capture the development, the relevance, the excitement and the challenges of a subject that entwines and integrates some of the great themes in modern biology.It includes unique personal reflections on the history of animal behaviour from John Alcock, Stuart and Jeanne Altmann, Steve Arnold, Geoff Parker, and Felicity Huntingford. Gene Robinson discusses the enormous promise of modern molecular biology in studying the genetic basis of social behaviour. John Wingfield covers a new and powerful way to think about the role of hormones in animal behaviour. The development of behaviour is covered by Bennett Galef, Judy Stamps, Patrick Bateson, and Meredith West, Andrew King, and David White. The adaptive significance of behaviour, emphasing sexual selection and animal communication, is addressed by Malte Andersson, Andrew Barnes and Linda Partridge, Patricia Gowaty, Michael Greenfield, Peter Slater, Roswitha and Wolfgang Wiltschko, and Amotz Zahavi. In the last chapter, Marian Dawkins shows us the importance of studying animal behaviour for animal welfare.The history of any field is a good place to look for its future. In these essays experienced researchers and younger students alike will get a unique glimpse of their own field-a personalized "expose" of this changing and challenging subject.This book will be of interest to students and research workers in Animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, developmental biology, behavioural endocrinology, behavioural neurobiology, and ecology. Annotation Berta and Sumich have succeeded yet again in creating superior marine reading! This book is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. The first edition, considered the leading text in the field, is required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals. Revisions include updates of citations, expansion of nearly every chapter and full color photographs. This title continues the tradition by fully expanding and updating nearly all chapters. * Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals * Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology * Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography * Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps "Marine Mammals has succeeded yet again in creating a superior synthesis of marine mammal readings in this second edition! This book is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals."--Jacket