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This book is focused on the marine mammalian groups the Otariidae and the Odobenidae, otherwise known as fur seals, sea lions and the walrus. In 30 chapters, more than 60 authors from 30 institutions and 13 nationalities, discuss a broad suite of topics from maternal care and mating behavior, through play, cognition and personality, to adaptation to life in the Anthropocene. The authors explore the behaviors that have allowed these semi-aquatic mammals to thrive in the marine realm. Many populations have recovered following historical decimation, with interesting evolutionary consequences which are explored. Detailed, selected, individual species descriptions are also provided, showcasing the behavioral diversity of this engaging, adaptive and highly successful group of marine mammals.
PART I. Behavior on Land and at Sea: Introduction.- Otariid Ethology: A Historical Perspective.- When Physiology and Ecology Meet: The Interdependency BetweenForaging 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 Walruses.- 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 South American Sea Lions.- Intra and Interspecific Infanticide in Eared Seals.- Genetic Consequences of Dispersal, Philopatry and Reproductive Behaviors.- Otariid Hybridization: One Inter-Generic Example.- 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: Involvement of Visual and Olfactory Cues in Their Social Life.- 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: South American Sea Lion Males Adapt to Harbor Habitats.- Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of the alrus (Odobenus rosmarus), with Emphasis on Communication.- 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.- The Australian Fur Seal: A Recent Colonizer.- 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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