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Watching Giants : the Secret Lives of Whales.

Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging, Watching Giants opens a window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so different that understanding it pushes the very limits of our senses. Elin Kelsey's colorful first-person account, drawing from her rich, often humorous, everyday experie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kelsey, Elin
Otros Autores: White, Doc, Gohier, Francois
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: CA : University of California Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging, Watching Giants opens a window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so different that understanding it pushes the very limits of our senses. Elin Kelsey's colorful first-person account, drawing from her rich, often humorous, everyday experiences as a mother, a woman, and a scientist, takes us to the incredibly productive waters of the Gulf of California and beyond, to oceans around the world. Kelsey brings us along as she talks to leading cetacean researchers and marine ecologists about their intriguing discoveries. We encounter humpback wh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (217 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
ISBN:9780520942219
0520942213