Book contents
- Elephant Seals
- Elephant Seals
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Origins, Misnomers, and Bottleneck
- 2 Back from the Abyss, Population Recovery, and Genetic Aftermath
- 3 The Year of the Seal
- 4 Fieldwork 101
- 5 Adapting to Life at Sea and on Land
- 6 The Cost of Living in a Seal Harem
- 7 Coito Ergo Sum
- 8 Females
- 9 Diving, Foraging, and Migration
- 10 Development
- 11 Sleep When You Can
- 12 What Is All the Noise About?
- 13 Comparisons, Unsolved Mysteries, and Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2021
- Elephant Seals
- Elephant Seals
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Origins, Misnomers, and Bottleneck
- 2 Back from the Abyss, Population Recovery, and Genetic Aftermath
- 3 The Year of the Seal
- 4 Fieldwork 101
- 5 Adapting to Life at Sea and on Land
- 6 The Cost of Living in a Seal Harem
- 7 Coito Ergo Sum
- 8 Females
- 9 Diving, Foraging, and Migration
- 10 Development
- 11 Sleep When You Can
- 12 What Is All the Noise About?
- 13 Comparisons, Unsolved Mysteries, and Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
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- Elephant SealsPushing the Limits on Land and at Sea, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021