Atlas of the Anatomy of Dolphins and Whales - Hardcover

Huggenberger PhD, Stefan; Oelschläger, Helmut A; Cozzi PhD, Bruno

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128024461 ISBN 13: 9780128024461

Publisher: Academic Press, 2018

Synopsis

Atlas of the Anatomy of Dolphins and Whales is a detailed, fully illustrated atlas on the anatomy and morphology of toothed and whalebone whales. The book provides basic knowledge on anatomical structures, in particular, soft tissues, and functions as a standalone reference work for dissecting rooms and labs, and for those sampling stranded and by-caught dolphins in the field. As a companion and supplement to Anatomy of Dolphins: Insights into Body Structure and Function, this atlas will be of great interest to the scientific community, including veterinarians and biologists, as a book of reference. With a modern approach to dolphin anatomy and morphology, this atlas provides the extensive knowledge necessary to practitioners and theoretical scientists such as evolutionary biologists.

The conceptual clarity, precision, and comprehensive and updated display of the topographical anatomy of the body of cetaceans in the atlas support and illustrate the authors’ related work, serving as a comprehensive reference for those who are more specifically interested in the details of the anatomy and morphology of porpoises, dolphins and whales.

• Offers a single reference source and useful teaching tool for visualizing the integrated body and its components
• Functions as a helpful method for demonstrating the animal’s anatomy prior to dissection, and for teaching topographic and comparative anatomy
• Provides a unique and authoritative resource that explicitly relates the gross and microscopic anatomy of cetacean organs and tissues
• The prenatal development of dolphins is largely achieved

About this title

About the Authors

Dr. Stefan Huggenberger is Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Anatomy and Clinical Morphology within the Witten/Herdecke University, Germany. He obtained his PhD from Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, and held post-doc positions in zoology at Potsdam University and the University of Cologne. Dr. Huggenberger’s research focuses on the comparative anatomy of dolphins and whales. He has multi-decadal teaching experience in comparative anatomy and has written multiple textbooks including the first edition of Anatomy of Dolphins (Elsevier), Atlas of the Anatomy of Dolphins and Whales (Elsevier), Human Neuroanatomy, The Human Brainstem: Anatomy and Pathology, and Neuroanatomy of the Mouse: An Introduction.

Helmut Oelschläger (Dr.rer.nat.) is a senior lecturer, senior scientist and professor in human anatomy. After studying biology and chemistry in Tübingen (Germany) he made his Ph.D. and habilitation in Frankfurt am Main. He received several scientific awards and organized two marine mammal workshops (Kyoto and Tokyo 2000, Frankfurt 2001). Prof. Oelschläger is an experienced morphologist and neurobiologist and received numerous grants. Scientific topics are: the terminal nerve, magnetic orientation in mammals and the structure of the mammalian head and nervous system (sensory organs, brainstem, neocortex, ontogenetic development). His main focus lies on the comparative neurobiology and the evolution of whales and dolphins.

Dr. Bruno Cozzi is Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Senior Scientist at the University of Padova, Italy. He obtained his DVM from the University of Milan, Italy, and his PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His professional experience spans veterinary and comparative anatomy fields, within which he specializes in the neuroanatomy and physiology of marine mammals, large herbivores, and humans. He has multi-decadal teaching experience in veterinary anatomy and has written multiple textbooks including the first edition of Anatomy of Dolphins (Elsevier), Atlas of the Anatomy of Dolphins and Whales (Elsevier), and Human Neuroanatomy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128024461
• ISBN 13: 9780128024461
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 539