Ratheesh Kumar, R and Rahul, R (2024) Marine Mammal Diversity in Indian Waters. In: Training Manual on "Know Your Marine Biodiversity and Environment (MarBiE 1)". CMFRI Training Manual Series (42). ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 125-138.
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Abstract
Marine mammals are aquatic vertebrates within the class mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, breathing air through lungs, utilizing fins and flippers for locomotion, and producing milk to nurture their offspring. They are into four taxonomic groups: cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), sirenians (manatees and dugong), pinnipeds (walrus, seals and sea lions), and fissipeds (polar bear and sea otters). While cetaceans and sirenians remain exclusively in water throughout their lives, other marine mammals may come ashore intermittently for various reasons during specific stages of their life cycle
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Marine Mammal |
| Subjects: | Marine Mammals Marine Biodiversity |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2024 09:24 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2024 09:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/18495 |
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