Dear MARMAMers, we are happy to announce the recent publication of the first edition of our new “Atlas of the Anatomy of Dolphins and Whales” by Stefan Huggenberger, Helmut Oelschläger & Bruno Cozzi (eBook ISBN 9780128026366, Hardcover ISBN: 9780128024461, Academic Press 2018, pp 539). For more information please visit https://www.elsevier.com/books/atlas-of-the-anatomy-of-dolphins-and-whales/h... With kind regards, Stefan Description “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. Key Features 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 Readership Vertebrate zoologists, mammalogists, marine biologists, veterinary medicine researchers and those interested in the anatomy, evolutionary biology, and morphology of dolphins. Field biologists and veterinarians who work with dolphins in captivity or in coastal and off-shore environments. Researchers, faculty, graduate students and advanced undergraduates interested in these disciplines or teaching a class in marine biology, zoology or veterinary medicine. Volunteers involved in stranding networks Table of Contents 1. List of Species 2. Regional Anatomy, Development, and Hydrodynamics Including Skin Anatomy - Regional Anatomy - Embryonal and Fetal Regional Anatomy - Skin Anatomy 3. Locomotion - Osteology - Locomotor Musculature 4. Head - Topographic Anatomy - The Eye and Ear of Toothed Whales 5. The Nervous System - Atlas of Microslide Series of Brains of the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - Sections of the Brains of Selected Cetacean Species - Microscopic Anatomy of the Cetacean Brain - Cranial Nerves - The Brachial Plexus and the Origin of the Nerves of the Forelimb 6. Anatomy of the Viscera - Respiratory System - Circulatory and Lymphatic System - Digestive System - Urogenital Tract - Endocrine System General References and Further Reading: Anatomy and Physiology of Dolphins and Whales -- Dr. Stefan Huggenberger Department II of Anatomy (Neuroanatomy) University of Cologne 50924 Cologne, Germany Fon: +49-221-478-87848 Fax: +49-221-478-1427477 www.anatomie.uni-koeln.de/21596.html