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We go with marine biologist, Janet Mann, to Australia to follow dolphins in the wild so we can figure out what makes dolphins intelligent.
Author : Pamela S. Turner
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0547716389
We go with marine biologist, Janet Mann, to Australia to follow dolphins in the wild so we can figure out what makes dolphins intelligent.
Author : Phillip Elliott Playford
Publisher :
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,47 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Geology
ISBN : 9781741685039
Author : Janet Mann
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2000-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226503417
"Part review, part testament to extraordinary dedication, and part call to get involved, Cetacean Societies highlights the achievements of behavioral ecologists inspired by the challenges of cetaceans and committed to the exploration of a new world."—from the preface by Richard Wrangham Long-lived, slow to reproduce, and often hidden beneath the water's surface, whales and dolphins (cetaceans) have remained elusive subjects for scientific study even though they have fascinated humans for centuries. Until recently, much of what we knew about cetaceans came from commercial sources such as whalers and trainers for dolphin acts. Innovative research methods and persistent efforts, however, have begun to penetrate the depths to reveal tantalizing glimpses of the lives of these mammals in their natural habitats. Cetacean Societies presents the first comprehensive synthesis and review of these new studies. Groups of chapters focus on the history of cetacean behavioral research and methodology; state-of-the-art reviews of information on four of the most-studied species: bottlenose dolphins, killer whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales; and summaries of major topics, including group living, male and female reproductive strategies, communication, and conservation drawn from comparative research on a wide range of species. Written by some of the world's leading cetacean scientists, this landmark volume will benefit not just students of cetology but also researchers in other areas of behavioral and conservation ecology as well as anyone with a serious interest in the world of whales and dolphins. Contributors are Robin Baird, Phillip Clapham, Jenny Christal, Richard Connor, Janet Mann, Andrew Read, Randall Reeves, Amy Samuels, Peter Tyack, Linda Weilgart, Hal Whitehead, Randall S. Wells, and Richard Wrangham.
Author : G. W. Fry
Publisher :
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Fishers
ISBN : 9780859051279
Author : Jose I. Castro
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0195392949
A complete reference to all the sharks inhabiting North American waters, with excellent color illustrations of all the species.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 20,84 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Author : James E. S. Higham
Publisher : CABI
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 29,11 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1845933451
This book seeks to underscore the need for scientific approaches to first understanding and then managing tourist interactions with marine wildlife. It draws upon the work of leading natural and social scientists whose work serves the interests of sustainable wildlife-based marine tourism. Thus from within the natural science disciplines of marine biology, environmental science, behavioural ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife management come chapters that provide insights into the effects of human disturbance on marine wildlife, the impacts that tourists may have upon wild animals, and the management approaches to mitigating impacts that may in the long term be biologically significant. Equally from the social science disciplines of geography, sociology, management and social anthropology are drawn chapters that explore demand for marine wildlife experiences, the benefits that visitors derive from their experiences, ethical and legislative contexts, and management issues that arise when tourists interact with populations of wild animals in coastal and marine environments.
Author :
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2007-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080553699
Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963. Now edited by David W. Sims (Marine Biological Association, UK), the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics which will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, oceanography. Eclectic volumes in the series are supplemented by thematic volumes on such topics as The Biology of Calanoid Copepods and Restocking and Stock Enhancement of Marine Invertebrate Fisheries.* New information on the offspring size in marine invertebrates* Discusses important information on the social structure and strategies of delphinids* More than 250 pages of the latest discoveries in marine science
Author : Shark Bay Action Group
Publisher :
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN :
Author : Nick Gales
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Ecotourism
ISBN : 9780643069534
Brings together contributions from 68 leading scientists from 12 countries to provide an up-to-date review on the way we manage our interactions with whales, dolphins, seals and dugongs.