This volume is divided into two parts. Part I deals with the order of Pinnepeds (Pinnipedia) and Part II the order of Whales (Cestacea). In the first part, the authors describe walruses, sea lions (Steller's and California sea lions), fur seals, bearded seals, true or ringed seals (Caspian, Baikal, common seal Larga, harp or Greenland, ribbon, gray, monk and hooded seals). Part II deals with dolphins (rough-toothed; spotted; blue-white; Malay; common; bottlenose; right whale - northern, southern and shorthead - Atlantic whitesided; whitebeaked; Pacific white-striped; broadsnout and Risso's dolphins) and whales (false killer whales; killer whales; pilot whales; dwarf killer whales; belugas or white whales; narwhal; sperm whales; Pacific beaked whales; goosebeak whales; and bottlenose whales). For each species, detailed information on diagnosis, description, taxonomy, geographic distribution, geographic variation, biology and economic importance is given. The book should be of use to students and specialists in nature conservation, marine biology and zoology.
- ISBN10 1886106673
- ISBN13 9781886106673
- Publish Date 1 April 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 June 2001
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Science Publishers,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1025
- Language English