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Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification
Thomas A. Jefferson
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Description for Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification
Paperback. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW73. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 196 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1858.
This new edition of Marine Mammals of the World describes and illustrates newly discovered and rarely photographed species, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide available. This edition continues to meet the research-focused needs of marine biologists and conservation biologists by providing a tremendous influx of new photos, taking advantage of advances in digital and auto-focusing photography, and the emergence of marine mammal studies and whalewatching around the world. The book encompasses cetacean, pinniped, and sirenian species, as well as extinct species, and describes basic biology and taxonomic groupings of marine mammals. ... Read more
This new edition of Marine Mammals of the World describes and illustrates newly discovered and rarely photographed species, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide available. This edition continues to meet the research-focused needs of marine biologists and conservation biologists by providing a tremendous influx of new photos, taking advantage of advances in digital and auto-focusing photography, and the emergence of marine mammal studies and whalewatching around the world. The book encompasses cetacean, pinniped, and sirenian species, as well as extinct species, and describes basic biology and taxonomic groupings of marine mammals. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
San Diego, United States
ISBN
9780124095427
SKU
V9780124095427
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Thomas A. Jefferson
Thomas A. Jefferson, Ph.D. is a marine mammal biologist and director of Clymene Enterprises, inLakeside, California. He has been studying marine mammals around the world since 1983, and has traveledwidely in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia in pursuit of his work. His primary focus is on the populationbiology and taxonomy of small cetaceans, and their effective conservation. Marc A. ... Read more
Reviews for Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification
This book is an incredible asset for solving those identification problems and is a must-have for any person or entity responsible for positively identifying marine mammals.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ...truly is a comprehensive guide to identification...contains updated taxonomy, illustrations and photographs and also features four new species...will make a fantastic ... Read more
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ...truly is a comprehensive guide to identification...contains updated taxonomy, illustrations and photographs and also features four new species...will make a fantastic ... Read more