The dusky dolphin : master acrobat off different shores

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The dusky dolphin : master acrobat off different shores

edited by Bernd Würsig and Melany Würsig

Academic Press, 2010

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

The Dusky Dolphin: Master Acrobat Off Different Shores covers various topics about the dusky dolphin, including its taxonomy, history and demography, ecology, and behavior. After introducing the dusky dolphin as a member of the genus Lagenorhynchus under the family Delphinidae, the book continues by describing its life history, its demographic patterns, and its role in the food web considering predation, parasitism, and competition. The book also includes chapters that discuss the interaction of the dusky dolphin with its habitats, such as the dusky dolphin's sound production, its foraging at night and in daylight, its survival strategies in response to predator threats, the mating habits of New Zealand duskies, calf rearing, sexual segregation, and genetic relationships. Other chapters address the interaction of dusky dolphins with humans. This book offers information about dusky dolphins off Southern Africa and discussions about the patterns of sympatry in Lagenorhynchus and Cephalorhynchus. Finally, comparisons between dusky dolphins and great apes as large-brained mammals are also reviewed in this book.

目次

Chapter 1: The Dusky Dolphins' Place in the Delphinid Family Tree Chapter 2: Dusky Dolphin Life History and Demography Chapter 3: Dusky Dolphin Trophic Ecology: Their Role in the Food Web Chapter 4: Acoustics of Dusky Dolphins Chapter 5: Dusky Dolphins Foraging at Night Chapter 6: Dusky Dolphins Foraging in Daylight Chapter 7: Predator Threats and Dusky Dolphin Survival Strategies Chapter 8: Mating Habits of New Zealand Dusky Dolphins Chapter 9: Dusky Dolphin Calf Rearing Chapter 10: Dusky Dolphin Sexual Segregation and Genetic Relatedness in New Zealand Chapter 11: Human Interactions with Dusky Dolphins: Harvest, Fisheries, Habitat Alteration, and Tourism Chapter 12: Human Interactions, A Management Perspective with Focus on Dusky Dolphins Chapter 13: Dolphin Swimming and Watching: One Tourism Operator's perspective Dennis Buurman Chapter 14: Neglected but not Forgotten: Southern Africa's Dusky Dolphin Chapter 15: Patterns of Sympatry in Lagenorhynchus and Cephalorhynchus: Dolphins in Different Habitats Chapter 16: A Large-Brained Social Mammal Chapter 17: Social Creatures in a Changing Sea: Concluding Remarks

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB02596059
  • ISBN
    • 9780123737236
  • 出版国コード
    ne
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Amsterdam, Tokyo
  • ページ数/冊数
    xv, 441 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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