Table of Contents: Preface
Chapter 1. The Integument of Dolphins, Including Development and Specific Adaptations to the Aquatic Environment, pp. 1-43
(Wilfried Meyer, Institute for Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover,Hannover, Germany)
Chapter 2. Heavy Metals in Dolphins from Northern Adriatic Sea and Potential Subtle Toxic Effects, pp. 45-77
(Annalisa Zaccaroni, Marina Silvi, Paolo Fonti, Elena Pari, Dino Scaravelli, Degree in Aquaculture and Fish Production Hygiene, Research Group on Large Pelagic Vertebrates, Veterinary Faculty, University of Bologna, Cesenatico (FC), Italy, and others)
Chapter 3. From DNA to RNA to Proteins: Molecular Approaches to Decipher Dolphin’s Genetic Information, pp. 79-105
(Annalaura Mancia, Robert W. Chapman, Sebastiano Gattoni-Celli, John E. Baatz, Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Science Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC, USA, and others)
Chapter 4. New Perspectives on the Cetacean Morbillivirus Epidemiology and Taxonomy, pp. 107-128
(F. Esperón, E. N. Bellière, J.M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Animal Health Research Center (CISA-INIA), Valdeolmos, Spain, and others)
Chapter 5. Mediterranean Common Bottlenose Dolphin’s Repertoire and Communication Use, pp. 129-147
(Bruno Díaz López, J. Andrea Bernal Shirai, Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI, Aranci, Italy)
Chapter 6. Use and Function of Distinctive Whistle-Like Signals in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) Mother-Calf Pair, pp. 149-167
(Guido Gnone, Tiziana Moriconi, Acquario di Genova, Area Porto Antico, Genova, Italy)
Chapter 7. Morphological, Compositional and NMR Dynamic Characteristics of the Echolocating Organs of Stenella Coeruleoalba, pp. 169-181
(Paola Scano, Cristina Maxia, Federica Maggiani, Adolfo Lai, Paola Sirigu, Roberto Crnjar, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, and others)
Chapter 8. Traditional Uses and Conservation of Dolphins in Brazil, pp. 183-195
(Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves, Bruno Augusto Torres Parahyba Campos, Gustavo Alves da Costa Toledo, José da Silva Mourão, Raynner Rilke Duarte Barboza, Wedson de Medeiros Silva Souto, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Avenida das Baraúnas, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 9. Differences Between Solitary and Group Time Budget in Estuarine Dolphins(Sotalia guianensis) at Northeastern – Brazil, pp. 197-205
(Carolina Herédia Tosi, Renata Gonçalves Ferreira, Pós Graduação em Psicobiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia/Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – Natal/RN., and others)
Chapter 10. Behavioural Repertoire of Sotalia Guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Baia Formosa, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with Emphasis in Foraging Strategies, pp. 207-229
(Bruno Augusto Torres Parahyba Campos, Gustavo Alves da Costa Toledo, Isabel Cristina Sampaio Feitosa, Antonio Silva Souto, Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba 58051-900, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 11. Does Affiliative Body Contact Repair Relationships among Bottlenose Dolphins?, pp. 231-236
(Nana Tamaki, Tadamichi Morisaka, Kyoto University, Japan)
Index, pp.237-255 |