Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 6 The Second Book of Dolphins and Porpoises

About this book

Final volume in the series which completes the dolphin and porpoise coverage. Each chapter provides a description of the species, and includes sections on the aspects of distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behaviour, reproduction, parasites and diseases and the impact of human activity on the animal's population and well-being.

Contents

R.R. Reeves, C. Smeenk, C.C. Kinze, R.L. Brownell, Jr., and J. Lien, White-beaked Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris. R.R. Reeves, C. Smeenk, R.L. Brownell, and C.C. Kinze, Atlantic White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus. R.L. Brownell, Jr., W.A. Walker, and K.A. Forney, Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. R.L. Brownell, Jr., and F. Cipriano, Dusky Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus. R.L. Brownell, Jr., E.A Crespo, and M. Donahue, Peale's Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis. R.L. Brownell, Jr., and M.A. Donahue, Hourglass Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger. R.S. Wells and M.D. Scott, Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. S. Kruse, D.K. Caldwell, and M.C. Caldwell, Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus. D.K. Odell and K. Miller McClune, False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens. H.J. Bernard and S.B. Reilly, Pilot Whales, Globicephala. M.E. Dahlheim and J.E. Heyning, Killer Whale, Orcinus orca. A.J. Read, Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena. O. Vidal, R.L. Brownell, Jr., and L.T. Findley, Vaquita, Phocoena sinus. R.L. Brownell, Jr., and P.J. Clapham, Spectacled Porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica. R.L. Brownell, Jr., and P.J. Clapham, Burmeister's Porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis. T. Kasuya, Finless Porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides. W.J. Houck and T.A. Jefferson, Dall's Porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli. Subject Index.

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