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Behavior of Marine Animals
Winn, Howard E.; Olla, Bori L.
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Paperback. Num Pages: 458 pages, 194 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
Four years ago we began soliciting articles for this volume from authors who were engaged in comprehensive research on whales. From the outset we decided not to limit the subject matter to behavior but to also include natural history. Much of what is known about the behavior of whales arose from studies whose principal aim was not behavior, much as it did for other animal groups before behavior was considered a distinct discipline. Thus in many of the articles behavior is closely intertwined with natural history and in others is completely overshadowed by a basic natural history approach. Our aim ... Read more
Four years ago we began soliciting articles for this volume from authors who were engaged in comprehensive research on whales. From the outset we decided not to limit the subject matter to behavior but to also include natural history. Much of what is known about the behavior of whales arose from studies whose principal aim was not behavior, much as it did for other animal groups before behavior was considered a distinct discipline. Thus in many of the articles behavior is closely intertwined with natural history and in others is completely overshadowed by a basic natural history approach. Our aim ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
Number of Pages
458
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468429879
SKU
V9781468429879
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99-15
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