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Beaked Whales: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Conservation
Richard Ellis
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Description for Beaked Whales: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Conservation
Hardback. Meet the beaked whales, and enjoy the fascinating and mysterious world in which they live. Num Pages: 208 pages, 54, 25 colour illustrations, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; PS; PSVW73. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. .
Beaked whales have been shrouded in mystery for most of the twentieth century. Denizens of deep, remote ocean waters and highly resistant to life in captivity, they have proven notoriously difficult for humans to observe. Over the past few decades, however, scientists have gained a better understanding of this distinct group of cetaceans, deciphering the natural history of the twenty-two beaked whale species. Here, famed artist and naturalist Richard Ellis and leading beaked whale researcher James G. Mead bring these elusive marine mammals into the limelight. Beaked whales' generous life spans can extend well past 70 years. ... Read more
Beaked whales have been shrouded in mystery for most of the twentieth century. Denizens of deep, remote ocean waters and highly resistant to life in captivity, they have proven notoriously difficult for humans to observe. Over the past few decades, however, scientists have gained a better understanding of this distinct group of cetaceans, deciphering the natural history of the twenty-two beaked whale species. Here, famed artist and naturalist Richard Ellis and leading beaked whale researcher James G. Mead bring these elusive marine mammals into the limelight. Beaked whales' generous life spans can extend well past 70 years. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421421827
SKU
V9781421421827
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Richard Ellis
Richard Ellis is a naturalist and world-renowned marine painter. He is the author of numerous books, including Monsters of the Sea: The History, Natural History, and Mythology of the Oceans' Most Fantastic Creatures and The Great Sperm Whale: A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature. James G. Mead is curator emeritus of marine mammals at the ... Read more
Reviews for Beaked Whales: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Conservation
Features descriptive guides to each of the species, wonderfully adorned by Ellis's paintings of the males, followed by a broadly based account of the biology of the group as a whole and of the threats these enigmatic creatures currently face.
TLS
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and general readers.
Ellis
This is a nice book for anyone with ... Read more
TLS
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and general readers.
Ellis
This is a nice book for anyone with ... Read more