Overview
This book is open access which means you have free and unlimited access
Examines sex and sexual strategies in light of the need for conservation/management strategies
Includes innovative research tools such as the use of unmanned aerial vehicles
Rich illustrations of morphology from dissections and electronic imaging, and behavior in nature and aquaria
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Open Access
- Dolphin and Porpoise Sex and Sexual Selection
- Morphologies of Cetacean Female and Male Sexual Organs
- Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Beaked Whales
- Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Harbor Porpoises
- Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Mysticetes
- Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Matriarchal Whales
- Sexual Behaviors and Sexual Selection
- Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Toothed and Baleen Whales
About this book
Sex in Cetaceans provides an up-to-date review of multi-faceted aspects related to mating and reproduction in toothed and baleen whales. This open access book begins with discussions of sexual selection and anatomical traits related to mating and diversity between the sexes. The functions of non-conceptive copulations are reviewed as are different research techniques applied to explore sex in cetaceans. Authors and editors build knowledge of female and male social, mating, and parental strategies and tactics for several specific toothed dolphin/porpoise/whale species and baleen whale species. It concludes with a discussion of potential conservation efforts and ways to help especially beleaguered species and populations the world over.
The volume is intended as a major primer of cetacean sex for undergraduate and graduate students, new and established researchers in the field, and the public wishing to learn more.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dara N. Orbach explores evolutionary biology with a focus on the co-evolution of anatomy and behavior, reproductive morphology, sexual selection, and behavioral ecology. While mostly focused on marine mammals, she is a comparative biologist with research experience in other systems including birds, bats, and fish. She has published more than 35 peer review papers and book chapters, including a chapter on “Sexual Strategies: Male and Female Mating Tactics” for a 2019 Springer Nature book on odontocetes. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sex in Cetaceans
Book Subtitle: Morphology, Behavior, and the Evolution of Sexual Strategies
Editors: Bernd Würsig, Dara N. Orbach
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35651-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35650-6Published: 26 September 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35653-7Published: 26 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-35651-3Published: 25 September 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 619
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecology, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Zoology, Evolutionary Biology