Ratheesh Kumar, R (2024) Marine mammal diversity and taxonomy. In: Training Manual on "Know Your Marine Biodiversity and Environment (MarBiE 2)" Taxonomy of Marine Organisms. CMFRI Training Manual Series (41). ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 90-113.
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Abstract
Marine mammals are warm-blooded, aquatic vertebrates within the class Mammalia. They breathe air, use fins and flippers for movement, and nurse their young with milk. There are four taxonomic groups: cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), pinnipeds (walruses, seals, and sea lions), and fissipeds (polar bears and sea otters). Cetaceans and sirenians live their entire lives in water, while other marine mammals may come ashore for parts of their life cycle
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Taxonomy; Marine mammal |
| Subjects: | Marine Mammals Marine Biodiversity Fish and Fisheries > Fish Taxonomy |
| 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: | 11 Jun 2024 05:57 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2024 05:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/18512 |
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