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Marine mammals of the world : a comprehensive guide to their identification /
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. The book encompasses cetacean, pinniped, and sirenian species, as well as extinct species, and d...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
[2015]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. The book encompasses cetacean, pinniped, and sirenian species, as well as extinct species, and describes basic biology and taxonomic groupings of marine mammals." ontains photographs of every species of marine mammal for accurate identification " rovides the most detailed and anatomically accurate illustrations currently available, including more than 750 new illustrations " pecial emphasis is placed on the identification of species in "problem groups," such as the beaked whales, long-beaked oceanic dolphins, and southern fur seals " includes a detailed list of sources for more information " ontains updated taxonomy including four new species |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (VII, 608 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780124095427 0124095429 9780124095922 0124095925 |