The most authoritative reference guide to every cetacean species and subspecies in the world
Handbook of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to these popular mammals. With nearly 1,000 accurate color illustrations--complete with detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks--this outstanding book covers all 90 species and every subspecies of cetaceans around the globe.
Leading cetacean biologists have collaborated with pioneering conservationist Mark Carwardine on the concise text, which is packed with helpful identification tips. From the blue whale to the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, the illuminating species accounts are accompanied by abundant distribution maps and photographs. Designed to ensure easy access to critical information, Handbook of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the World is an indispensable resource that every whale watcher and cetacean seeker will find invaluable.
Provides details on every species and subspecies of whale, dolphin, and porpoise
Features nearly 1,000 meticulous color illustrations and 90 distribution maps
Includes helpful facts about behavior, life history, and conservation
Описание: Humans aside, dolphins, whales, and porpoises are often considered to be the smartest creatures on Earth. Science and nature buffs are drawn to stories of their use of tools, their self-recognition, their beautiful and complex songs, and their intricate societies. But how do we know what we know, and what does it mean? In Deep Thinkers, renowned cetacean biologist Janet Mann gathers a gam of the world's leading whale and dolphin researchers--including Luke Rendell, Hal Whitehead, and many more--to illuminate these vital questions, exploring the astounding capacities of cetacean brains.
Diving into our current understanding of and dynamic research on dolphin and whale cognition, communication, and culture, Deep Thinkers reveals how incredibly sophisticated these mammals are--and how much we can learn about other animal minds by studying cetacean behavior. Through a combination of fascinating text and more than 150 beautiful and informative illustrations, chapters compare the intelligence markers of cetaceans with those of birds, bats, and primates, asking how we might properly define intelligence in nonhumans. As all-encompassing and profound as the seas in which these deep cetacean cultures have evolved, Deep Thinkers is an awesome and inspiring journey into the fathoms--a reminder of what we gain through their close study, and of what we lose when the great minds of the sea disappear.
Автор: Huggenberger, Stefan Название: Atlas of the Anatomy of Dolphins and Whales ISBN: 0128024461 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780128024461 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 19875.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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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.
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
Автор: O`Dell Scott Название: Island of the Blue Dolphins ISBN: 0547328613 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780547328614 Издательство: Cengage Learning Рейтинг: Цена: 1925.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches.
Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply.
More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
In celebration of the book's 50th anniversary, this edition has a stunning new look, and an introduction by Lois Lowry, Newbery Medal-winning author of "The Giver "and "Number the Stars."
Автор: Seton, Ernest Thompson Название: Whales, dolphins and porpoises: a sketch ISBN: 1425470092 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781425470098 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3301.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
It is time you relax and step away from everyday life stress by taking Your Coloring to the Next Level - Learn the Art of Coloring and Achieve the Ultimate Bliss
Bring out your imagination, arouse your senses and creativity, and as you become engaged in the pleasurable, soothing activity of Coloring, it calms you and instantaneously starts reducing your stress level.
This book is a wonderful addition to your coloring library; a perfect gift school aged children, college students, or adults who enjoy coloring, and a much easier way to reduce stress than going to the gym.
Автор: Davidson Susanna Название: Discovery Whales and Dolphins ISBN: 0746098219 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780746098219 Издательство: Usborne Рейтинг: Цена: 1134.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Did you know whales never sleep or that an elephant could fit on a blue whale’s tongue? Discover the amazing underwater world of whales and dolphins, where they live, what they eat and how they ‘talk’ in this fascinating Internet-linked book. Vibrant photography and colourful illustrations, lively text and surprising facts make this book hard to put down.
Автор: Whitlow W.L. Au; Richard R. Fay Название: Hearing by Whales and Dolphins ISBN: 1461270243 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461270249 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Topics covered include the structure and function of cetacean auditory systems, the unique sound production system of odontocetes, acoustic communication, psychoacoustics, echolocation and models of sound propagation.
Автор: Brakes, Philippa Название: Whales and Dolphins ISBN: 1849712255 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849712255 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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