Sea mammals
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Bibliographic Information
Sea mammals
(Handbook of the mammals of the world / chief editors, Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, v. 4)
Lynx, c2014
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Published by Lynx Edicions in association with Conservation International and IUCN"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Marine mammals include some of the most fascinating animals on Earth. Large, majestic whales and stunning, playful dolphins have provided mysterious companionship to humans at sea for hundreds of years. These magical creatures, along with the equally fascinating manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, and walrusses, have developed a completely different set of adaptations from their terrestrial ancestors and relatives. Volume 4 of the HMW series provides complete accounts of all species and families in these important groups. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs showing different behaviours of all of them, the text contains the latest up-to-date information on all families of sea mammals.
Table of Contents
Family Otariidae (Eared Seals) Family Odobenidae (Walrus) Family Phocidae (Earless Seals) Family Balaenidae (Right and Bowhead Whales) Family Neobalaenidae (Pygmy Right Whale) Family Eschrichtiidae (Gray Whale) Family Balaenopteridae (Rorquals) Family Physeteridae (Sperm Whale) Family Kogiidae (Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales) Family Ziphiidae (Beaked Whales) Family Platanistidae (South Asian River Dolphin) Family Iniidae (Amazon River Dolphins) Family Lipotidae (Baiji) Family Pontoporiidae (Franciscana) Family Monodontidae (Narwhal and Beluga) Family Delphinidae (Ocean Dolphins) Family Phocoenidae (Porpoises) Family Trichechidae (Manatees) Family Dugongidae (Dugong)
by "Nielsen BookData"