Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

This thorough revision of the classic Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals brings this authoritative book right up-to-date. Articles describe every species in detail, based on the very latest taxonomy, and a host of biological, ecological and sociological aspects relating to marine mammals. The latest information on the biology, ecology, anatomy, behavior and interactions with man is provided by a cast of expert authors - all presented in such detail and clarity to support both marine mammal specialists and the serious naturalist. Fully referenced throughout and with a fresh selection of the best color photographs available, the long-awaited second edition remains at the forefront as the go-to reference on marine mammals.More than 20% NEW MATERIAL includes articles on Climate Change, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Sociobiology, Habitat Use, Feeding Morphology and moreOver 260 articles on the individual species with topics ranging from anatomy and behavior, to conservation, exploitation and the impact of global climate change on marine mammalsNew color illustrations show every species and document topical articles FROM THE FIRST EDITION "This book is so good...a bargain, full of riches...packed with fascinating up to date information. I recommend it unreservedly it to individuals, students, and researchers, as well as libraries." --Richard M. Laws, MARINE MAMMALS SCIENCE "...establishes a solid and satisfying foundation for current study and future exploration" --Ronald J. Shusterman, SCIENCE

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Abundance Estimation
Stephen T. Buckland and Anne E. York

Aerial Behavior
Bernd Würsig and Hal Whitehead

Age Estimation
Aleta A. Hohn

Aggressive Behavior, Intraspecific
Claudio Campagna

Albinism
Dagmar Fertl and Patricia E. Rosel

Amazon River Dolphin or Boto
Vera M.F. da Silva

Ambergris
Dale W. Rice

Antarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazella
Jaume Forcada and Iain J. Staniland

Antarctic Marine Mammals
Ian L. Boyd

Archaeocetes, Archaic
J. G. M. Thewissen

Arctic Marine Mammals
John J. Burns

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Stenella frontalis
William F. Perrin

Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray 1828)
Frank Cipriano

Australian Sea Lion
Neophoca cinerea
John K. Ling

Australian Snubfin Dolphin
Orcaella heinsohni
Kelly M. Robertson and Peter W. Arnold

Azorean Whaling
Richard Ellis

Baculum
Edward H. Miller

Baiji
Lipotes vexillifer
Kaiya Zhou

Balance
Fred Spoor

Baleen
Dale W. Rice

Baleen Whales
Mysticetes
John L. Bannister

Barnacles
Dagmar Fertl and William A. Newman

Basilosaurids
Mark D. Uhen

Beaked Whales, Overview
Ziphiidae
James G. Mead

Bearded Seal
Erignathus barbatus
Kit M. Kovacs

Behavior, Overview
Peter L. Tyack

Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Gregory M. O'Corry-Crowe

Biogeography
Rick LeDuc

Blubber
Sara J. Iverson

Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Richard Sears and William F. Perrin

Bones and Teeth, Histology of
Mary C. Maas

Bottlenose Whales
Hyperoodon ampullatus and H. planifrons
Shannon Gowans

Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
David J. Rugh and Kim E. W. Shelden

Bow-riding
Bernd Würsig

Brain
Helmut H.A. Oelschläger and Jutta S. Oelschläger

Brain Size Evolution
Lori Marino

Breathing
Douglas Wartzok

Breeding Sites
Mark A. Hindell

Bryde's Whales
Balaenoptera edeni/brydei
Hedehiro Kato and William F. Perrin

Burmeister's Porpoise
Phocoena spinipinnis
Julio C. Reyes

Bycatch
Simon Northridge

California, Galapagos, and Japanese Sea Lions
Carolyn B. Heath and William F Perrin

Callosities
Mason T. Weinrich

Captive Breeding
Todd R. Robeck, Justine K. O'Brien and Daniel K. Odell

Captivity
Peter Corkeron

Caspian and Baikal Seals
Nobuyuki Miyazaki

The Cephalorhynchus Dolphins
Stephen M. Dawson

Cetacean Ecology
Lisa T. Ballance

Cetacean Evolution
R. Ewan Fordyce

Cetacean Fossil Record
R. Ewan Fordyce

Cetacean Life-History
Susan J. Chivers

Cetacean Prenatal Development
Joy S. Reidenberg and Jeffrey T. Laitman

Circulatory System
Paul J. Ponganis

Classification
Dale W. Rice

Climate Change
Sue Moore

Clymene Dolphin
Stenella clymene
Thomas A. Jefferson

Coloration
William F. Perrin

Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Randall S. Wells and Michael D. Scott

Common Dolphins
Delphinus delphis and D. capensis
William F. Perrin

Communication in Marine Mammals
Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Jeanette A. Thomas and Justin D. Gregg

Competition with Fisheries
Éva E. Plagányi and Douglas S. Butterworth

Conservation Efforts
Randall R. Reeves

Crabeater Seal
Lobodon carcinophaga
John L. Bengtson

Culture in Whales and Dolphins
Hal Whitehead

Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
John E. Heyning

Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
Thomas A. Jefferson

Delphinids, Overview
Rick LeDuc

Dental Morphology, Evolution of
Mark D. Uhen

Desmostylia
Daryl P. Domning

Dialects
John K.B. Ford

Diet
Nelio B. Barros and Malcolm R. Clarke

Distribution
Jaume Forcada

Diving Behavior
Brent S. Stewart

Diving Physiology
Gerald L. Kooyman

Dugong
Dugong dugon
Helene Marsh

Dusky Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Koen Van Waerebeek and Bernd Würsig

Eared Seals
Otariidae
Roger L. Gentry

Earless Seals
Phocidae
Mike O. Hammill

Echolocation
Whitlow W. L. Au

Ecological Effects
James A. Estes

Ecology, Overview
Bernd Wursig

Elephant Seals
Mirounga angustirostris and M. leonina
Mark A. Hindell and Wiliam F. Perrin

Endangered Species and Populations
John E. Reynolds, Richard Merrick, Gregory K. Silber, and Douglas P. DeMaster

Endocrine Systems
Shannon Atkinson and David St. Aubin

Energetics
Daniel P. Costa

Entrapment and Entanglement
Jon Lien

Estrus and Estrous Behavior
Daryl J. Boness

Ethics and Marine Mammals
Marc Bekoff

Extinctions, Specific
T. Duffield

False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Robin W. Baird

Feeding Morphology
Christopher D. Marshall

Feeding Strategy and Tactics
Michael R. Heithaus and Lawrence M. Dill

Female Reproductive System
R. E. A. Stewart and B. E. Stewart

Filter Feeding
Donald A. Croll, Bernie R. Tershy, and Kelly M. Newton

Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Alex Aguilar

Finless Porpoise
Masao Amano

Fisheries, Interference with
Dagmar Fertl

Fishing Industry, Effects of
Simon Northridge

Folklore and Legends
Rochelle Constantine

Forelimb Anatomy
Lisa Noelle Cooper

Forensic Genetics
C. Scott Baker and Merel L. Dalebout


Fossil Sites
R. Ewan Fordyce

Franciscana
Pontoporia blainvillei
Enrique A Crespo

Fraser's Dolphin
Lagenodelphis hosei
M. Louella and L. Dolar

Gastrointestinal Tract
James G. Mead

Genetics for Management
Phillip A. Morin and Andrew E. Dizon

Genetics, Overview
Per J. Palsboll

Geographic Variation
William F. Perrin

Giant Beaked Whales
Berardius bairdii and B. arnuxii
Toshio Kasuya

Gray Seal
Halichoerus grypus
Ailsa Hall and David Thompso…

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