Baleen Whales: Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals: Volume 4

Thomas Allen Jefferson

Apr 2027 · Handbook of Marine Mammals Book 4 · Academic Press

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Some of the world's most beautiful, intelligent, and highly adapted mammals inhabit our seas and oceans and have stirred the human imagination for many centuries. As our knowledge of marine mammals grows, the need exists for a reliable and complete reference to the ecology and biology of these fascinating creatures. To address this need, the Handbook of Marine Mammals series has been founded. Scientists, conservationists, and informed laypersons alike will be able to find definitive reviews of all the world's living whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea cows, and marine otters and bears. Seven volumes cover all the living species of marine mammals.This fourth volume in the series, Baleen Whales, consists of species review chapters written by leading global experts on whale species that have baleen plates instead of teeth. Each chapter includes a description of the species, followed by sections on distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, reproduction, parasites and diseases, and the impacts of human activities on the species. - Provides in-depth reviews of baleen whale species including gray, minke, sei, fin, blue, right, bowhead, and humpback whales - Addresses the evolution, anatomy, ecology, distribution, and behavior of these marine mammal species - Features numerous photos of live and specimen animals, skulls, and anatomical details, plus distribution maps

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About the author

Dr. Thomas Jefferson’s main interests are the development of marine mammal identification aids and the systematics and population ecology of the more poorly known species of dolphins and porpoises. His work since receiving his PhD in 1995 has been related to conservation and management of marine mammals threatened by human activities. His current primary research focuses on the conservation biology of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) populations in Hong Kong and surrounding waters. He is also working on other projects looking at the systematics and ecology of these species throughout their ranges. In addition, he is involved in many other projects, including those on the conservation of the critically endangered vaquita (Phocoena sinus) and on the taxonomy and population ecology of common dolphins (Delphinus spp.). He has published over 200 books and papers on these animals.

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