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The world of whales, dolphins & porpoises : [natural history & conservation] / Tony Martin.

By: Publication details: Stillwater, MN : Voyageur Press, c2005.Edition: 1st softcover edDescription: 95 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 28 cmISBN:
  • 0896587509 (pbk.)
  • 9780896587502 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Whales, dolphins, & porpoises
  • Whales, dolphins, and porpoises
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.5 22
Contents:
Whales, dolphins and porpoises -- What is a whale -- Form and function -- Distribution and migration -- Life history -- Senses -- Voices in the deep -- Social behavior -- Interactions with man -- Cetacean families. Right and gray whales -- Rorquals -- Sperm whales -- Beluga and narwhal -- Beaked whales -- Marine dolphins -- Porpoises -- River dolphins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Whales, dolphins and porpoises -- What is a whale -- Form and function -- Distribution and migration -- Life history -- Senses -- Voices in the deep -- Social behavior -- Interactions with man -- Cetacean families. Right and gray whales -- Rorquals -- Sperm whales -- Beluga and narwhal -- Beaked whales -- Marine dolphins -- Porpoises -- River dolphins.

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