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 Oelschläger (Institute of Anatomy III (Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie), University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany) ; illustrations by Massimo Demma, Uko Gorter, and Jutta Oelschläger
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xviii, 438 pages :
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illustrations (chiefly color) ;
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29 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Natural history and evolution of dolphins : short history of dolphin anatomy -- 2. General appearance and hydrodynamics (including skin anatomy) -- 3. Locomotion (including osteology and myology) -- 4. Diving : breathing, respiration, and the circulatory system -- 5. Head and sinuses -- 6. Brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves -- 7. Body control : the endocrine system and the peripheral nervous system -- 8. Feeding and the digestive system -- 9. Urinary system, genital systems, and reproduction -- 10. Neurobiology and the evolution of dolphins