{"product_id":"the-rise-of-marine-mammals-annalisa-berta-9781421423258","title":"The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling look at the evolutionary history of marine mammals over the past 50 million years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens of the deep. This groundbreaking book from highly respected marine mammal paleontologist Annalisa Berta delves into the story of the extraordinary adaptations that gave the world these amazing animals. \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Marine Mammals\u003c\/i\u003e reveals remarkable fossil record discoveries that shed light on the origins, relationships, and diversification of marine mammals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on evolution and paleobiology, Berta provides an overview of marine mammal species diversity, enhanced with gorgeous life restorations by Carl Buell, Robert Boessenecker, William Stout, and Ray Troll and extensive line drawings by graphics editor James L. Sumich. The book also considers ongoing conservation challenges, demonstrating how the fossil record of adaptation in response to past environmental shifts may illuminate the way that marine mammals respond to global climate change. This invaluable evolutionary framework is essential for helping us understand how best to protect and conserve today's polar bears, whales, dolphins, seals, and fellow warm-blooded ocean dwellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Marine Mammals\u003c\/i\u003e also describes exciting breakthroughs that rely on new techniques of study, including 3-D imaging, and molecular, finite element, and morphometric analyses, which have enhanced scientists' understanding of everything from the anatomy of fetal whales to the genes behind limb loss in cetaceans. Mammalogists, paleontologists, and marine scientists will find Berta's insights absorbing, while developmental and molecular biologists, geneticists, and ecologists exploring integrative research approaches will benefit from her fresh perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annalisa Berta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421423251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421423258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018","brand":"Annalisa Berta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088213225727,"sku":"9781421423258","price":77.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6450304c-43e4-485f-b2df-4f54ac34ca13.jpg?v=1769103685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rise-of-marine-mammals-annalisa-berta-9781421423258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}