Noninvasive Study of Mammalian Populations
Evans, W\Yablokov, A
2004. Sofia-Moscow, 165x240, 53 figs, bibliography, In English.
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Contents:
PREFACE - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - Part One. SOME GENERAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF MAMMALIAN POPULATIONS - Chapter I. The Problems in Mammalian Population Studies - I.1. Population studies as an important branch of field biology - I.2. The Importance of Genetics for all Population Studies - I.3. Three problems in mammalian population studies - I.4. Phenetics solutions of some problems in population studies - Chapter II. Population Phenetics as a Basis for Noninvasive Study of Mammals - II.1. A brief review of population phenetics - II.2. The study of phenes per se - II.3. Phene pool studies - II.3.1. Bio-chorological structure of the population - II.3.2. Dynamics of population structures - II.3.3. On individual identification - II.3.4. Phene pools as environmental markers - II.4. Phenogeography - II.4.1. Determination of population boundaries - II.4.2. Spatial structure of species - II.4.3. Reconstruction of microphylogenesis - Part Two. PHENETICS NON-INVASIVE STUDIES OF MAMMALS - Chapter III. Color Pattern Variations in Some Mammals - III.1. Genetic basis of mammalian color patterns - III.2. Head color pattern variation - III.3. Neck and breast color pattern variation - III.4. Dorsal color pattern variation - III.5. Ventral color pattern variation - III.6. Limb color pattern variation - III.7. Tail and rump color pattern - Charter IV. Cetacean Color Pattern Variation - IV.1. Inheritance of color pattern characters in Cetacea - IV.2. Population phenetics of color pattern of some Cetacea - IV.2.1. Killer whale Orcinus orca - IV.2.2. Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus - IV.2.3. Dall porpoise Phocoenoides sp. - IV.2.4. Pilot whales Globicephala sp. - IV.2.5. Right whale dolphin Lissodelphis borealis - IV.2.6. Stenella sp.. - IV.2.7. Common dolphin Delphinus delphis - IV.2.8. Notes about color patterns of some other Cetacea - Chapter V. Cetacean acoustic studies - Chapter VI. Acoustic studies of other mammals - VI.1. Pinniped acoustic studies - VI.2. Acoustic studies of bats - VI.3. Acoustic studies of other mammals - Chapter VII. Behavioral Approach to Phenetics Study - Chapter VIII. Phenetics Variation in Mammalian Structural Features - VIII.1. Body size and form. - VIII.2. Nose - VIII.3. Ears - VIII.4. Mouth and lips - VIII.5. Tooth position and shape - VIII.6. Eyes - VIII.7. Horn and antlers - VIII.8. Limbs - VIII.8.1. Shape of limbs - VIII.8.2. Digits (fingers and toes) - VIII.8.3. Claws and nails - VIII.9. Tail - VIII.10. Integument variations - VIII.10.1. Coat and hair - VIII.10.2. Vibrissae - VIII.10.3. Quills - VIII.10.4. Skin - VIII.10.5. Special cutaneous glands - VIII.10.6. Dermatoglyphics (ridge pattern variations) - VIII.10.6.a. Finger- and toeprints - VIII.10.5.b. Palm- and soleprint`s variations - VIII.10.5.c. Noseprint variation - VIII.11. Superficial blood vessels pattern - CONCLUSION - Appendix. PRELIMINARY LIST OF PHENETICS VARIATIONS IN SOME MAMMALS - REFERENSES - INDEXES

Notes:
The first book on noninvasive approach to the study of animal populations in nature. The frequencies of the detectable individual variations (structural, behavioral, acoustics, etc.) give possibility to study population structure and dynamics, interrelationships between populations, understand phylogeographic (micro-evolutionary) patways. The historical and analytical review of the studies of color pattern, acoustic, behavior and the structural features (including many qualitative variations of nose’, ears, tooth, eyes, tail, dermatoglyphics and other variations) of the whales, dolphins, seals and many other mammalian groups. Discuss the phenetic’ study (the frequencies of qualitative detectable variations, — phenes, — which reflect the genetic characteristics of population) as the powerful new methodology of noninvasive study of the natural populations. Dr. William E. Evans is a Professor Emeritus of the Marine Biology Department, Texas A&M University. He was director of the Sea World Research Center (San Diego, USA), Chair of the US Marine Mammal Commission, Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Undersecretary of Commerce and head of NOAA. Dr. Evans — authors of several hundreds papers in marine mammal acoustics, population biology, remote sensing technology and fisheries. He is Chief Editor of the American Midland Naturalist. Prof. Alexey V. Yablokov is the Councilor to the Russian Academy of Science, as well as President of the Center for Russian Environmental Policy in Moscow. He is the author of several hundred publications on mammals, on population, evolutionary and conservation biology, including “Whales and Dolphins” (1972), “Variability of Mammals” (1974), “Population Biology” (1987), “Phenetics” (1986), “Evolutionary Theory” (1997), “Pesticides – The Chemical Weapon That Kills Life” (2004). He is also Vice President of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

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