Marine mammals include some of the most fascinating animals on Earth. Big and majestic whales and fantastic, vivacious dolphins have accompanied humans at sea for hundreds of years. These magical creatures, together with dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, have together evolved an array of riveting adaptions. Volume 4 in the HMW-series gives a broad, thorough presentation of all orders and species of these important mammals of our seas. Richly illustrated with colour photos showing behavior and characteristics, as well as filled with the most up-to-date facts of the species’ biology, habitat and status. This volume includes; Manatees, Dugong, Earless Seals, Walruses, Baiji, Beaked Whales, South African River Dolphin, Amazon River Dolphins, Franciscana, Ocean Dolphins, Narwhal and Beluga, Porpoises, Sperm Whale, Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales, Right and Bowhead Whales, Pygmy Right Whale, Gray Whale and Rorquals.
The fantastic series of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World will be the first ever 9-volume set to cover every species of mammal on Earth with the combination of scientific accuracy and readability for which the publisher Lynx has become well known for. The books are all divided so that each chapter is dedicated to a particular family, giving a general overview of the members before the individual Species Accounts begins.
Each species is presented with detailed facts, it is illustrated in one of the extraordinary colour plates, and also accompanied by a distribution map. The countries and areas in which the species occur, are given in the section Subspecies and Distribution. In the next four sections the relevant species information is given in a concise form, such as Habitat, Food and Feeding, Activity patterns and Movements, Home range and Social organization. The books also include a Taxonomy section, where species names are listed as they were originally described, together with all the extinct subspecies which are not listed in Subspecies and Distribution. A series of books for anyone interested in the mammals of the world, or an indispensable work of reference for students or professionals.
Format: Hardback
Authors: Russell A Mittermeier, Don E Wilson
Pages: 614
Dimensions: 240x310 mm
Weight: 4 200 g
Publication: 2014
Publisher: Lynx Edicions
ISBN: 978 84965 53934
Language: English