River dolphins and the larger toothed whales

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River dolphins and the larger toothed whales

edited by Sam H. Redgway and Richard Harrison

(Handbook of marine mammals / edited by Sam H. Ridgway and Richard J. Harrison, 4)

Academic Press, 1989

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Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This series is an authoritative guide to the biology of marine mammals in their natural environment. Perfect for use in the field as a practical guide to identification, these books provide an abundance of factual information and reference photographs. Volume 4, the latest volume in this outstanding series, covers the river dolphins and the larger toothed whales. Many personal experiences of experts from around the world are gathered here to provide an accurate compendium of information on these most enigmatic species of mammals.

Table of Contents

R.C. Best and V.M.F. da Silva, Amazon River Dolphin, Boto~bMInia geoffrensis. C. Peixun, Baiji~bMLipotes vexillifer. R.L. Brownell, Franciscana~bMPontoporia blainvillei. R.R. Reeves and R.L. Brownell, Susu~bMPlatanista gangetica. H. Marsh, R. Lloze, T. Kasuya, and G.E. Heinsohn, Irrawaddy Dolphin~bMOrcaella brevirostris. P.F. Brodie, The White Whale~bMDelphinapterus leucas. K. Hay and A.W. Mansfield, Narwhal~bMMonodon monoceros. D.W. Rice, Sperm Whale~bMPhyseter macrocephalus. D.K. Caldwell and M.C. Caldwell, Pygmy Sperm Whale~bMKogia breviceps. K.C Balcomb, III, Baird's Sperm Whale~bMBerardius bairdii. J. Heyning, Cuvier's Beaked Whale~bMZiphius cavirostris. J.G. Mead, Shepherd's Beaked Whale~bMTasmacetus shepherdi. J.G. Mead, Bottlenose Whales~bMHyperoodon ampullatus. J.G. Mead, Beaked Whales of the Genus~bMMesoplodon.

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  • NCID
    BA13674758
  • ISBN
    • 0125885040
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix , 442 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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