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A groundbreaking review of the seldom-studied semi-aquatic freshwater mammals, covering biology, behavior, and conservation.

Semi-aquatic mammals are some of the rarest and most endangered mammals on earth. What binds them together in the minds of biologists, despite their diverse taxa and body forms, are evolutionary traits that allow them to succeed in two worldsspending some time on land and some in the water. Semi-aquatic Mammals fills a crucial void in the literature by highlighting the important ecological roles and curious biology of these remarkable animals.

In this unique book, wildlife ecologist Glynnis A. Hood presents the first comprehensive examination of a global suite of 140 freshwater semi-aquatic mammals. Each one has overcome the distinct ecological challenges of thriving in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats as part of everyday life. Covering millions of years, Hoods exploration begins with the extinct otter-like Buxolestes and extends to consider the geographical, physical, behavioral, and reproductive traits of its present-day counterparts.

Hood explains how semi-aquatic mammals are able to navigate a viscous environment with almost no resistance to heat loss, reveals how they maintain the physical skills necessary to avoid predation and counter a more thermally changeable environment, and describes the array of adaptations that facilitate success in their multifaceted habitats. She also addresses specific conservation challenges faced by these mammals.

Her analysis takes readers to the haunts of intriguing semi-aquatic mammals from around the world,

introducing the paradoxical platypus, an Australian egg-laying monotreme that detects prey through electroreception
venturing into the swamps and mangroves of Southeast Asia, where fishing cats wave their paws above the waters surface to lure prey
trawling the streams and lakes of South America, where the female water opossum uses its backward-facing pouch to keep her babies warm during deep dives
spending time with species that engineer freshwater habitats into more productive and complex systems, including North American beavers and Africas common hippopotamus

Featuring award-winning artist Meaghan Brierleys stunning illustrations throughout, Semi-aquatic Mammals is an unparalleled reference on some of the worlds most tenacious and fascinating mammals.

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SEMI- AQUATICMAMMALS

SEMI- AQUATICMAMMALS

Ecology and Biology

Glynnis A. Hood

Illustrated by Meaghan Brierley

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hood, Glynnis A., 1964 author.

Title: Semi-aquatic mammals : ecology and biology / Glynnis A. Hood ;

illustrated by Meaghan Brierley.

Description: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019056156 | ISBN 9781421438801 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781421438818 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH : Aquatic mammals. | Mammals.

Classification: LCC QL 713 . H 66 2020 | DDC 599.5dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019056156

A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.

Text designed and typeset by Amy Ruth Buchanan/3rd sister design.

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Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible.

For those whose years of
research and conservation
efforts give voice to these
remarkable mammals and
the habitats on which
they depend

CONTENTS
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PREFACE

Freshwater semi-aquatic mammals live on every continent except Antarctica, and they range from high mountain streams in the Andes of South America to coastal wetlands of Australia. They are found in every major mammalian division (monotremes, marsupials, and eutherians) and vary in size from tiny water shrews to the massive common hippopotamus of sub-Saharan Africa. These are the mammals that have an obligatory daily dependence on freshwater habitats for almost all aspects of their ecology. It is a precarious ecological position that requires both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems for daily survival. Given semi-aquatic mammals intermediate state between land and water, there is a continuum on which physiological, morphological, and behavioral adaptations have evolved. Beavers, otters, and the platypus have modified tails and webbed feet to maximize swimming efficiency while still allowing effective movement on land. Other species, including the American and European mink, appear less physically adapted, yet demonstrate a complete dependence on freshwater systems. An intimate connection to increasingly imperiled freshwater ecosystems has also made many species of freshwater semi-aquatic mammals some of the most endangered mammals in the world.

This book addresses the ecology, conservation, and management of 140 species of freshwater semi-aquatic mammals, representing eight mammalian orders and twenty-two families. I do not discuss semi-aquatic mammals that live in marine environments or species of bats that hunt near or in freshwater

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