The dusky dolphin : master acrobat off different shores /

Much has been written about dolphins and whales, and excellent books exist especially on the charismatic bottlenose dolphins; and killer, humpback, and sperm whales. But detailed studies have been carried out on a handful of other species, and this book summarizes our state of knowledge of a little...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: W�ursig, Bernd G. (Editor ), W�ursig, Melany (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2010.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Dusky dolphin.
Dusky dolphin > Behavior.
Dusky dolphin > Conservation.
Human-animal relationships.
Relations homme-animal.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
Human-animal relationships
Dusky dolphin
dolfijnen
dolphins
taxonomie
taxonomy
foerageren
foraging
bioakoestiek
bioacoustics
dierecologie
animal ecology
ouderlijk gedrag
parental behaviour
menselijke invloed
human impact
natuurtoerisme
nature tourism
sociaal gedrag
social behaviour
diergedrag
animal behaviour
gedragsbiologie
behavioural biology
habitats
Mammalia
Animal Ecology
Animal Behaviour and Ethology
Dierecologie
Diergedrag en ethologie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The dusky dolphins' place in the delphinid family tree / April D. Harlin-Cognato
  • Dusky dolphin life history and demography / Frank Cipriano and Marc Webber
  • Dusky dolphin trophic ecology : their role in the food web / Silvana L. Dans [and others]
  • Acoustics of dusky dolphins / Whitlow W.L. Au, Marc O. Lammers, and Suzanne Yin
  • Dusky dolphins foraging at night / Adrian D. Dahood and Kelly J. Benoit-Bird
  • Dusky dolphins foraging in daylight / Robin L. Vaughn, Mariana Degrati, and Cynthia J. McFadden
  • Predator threats and dusky dolphin survival strategies / Mridula Srinivasan and Tim M. Markowitz
  • Mating habits of New Zealand dusky dolphins / Tim M. Markowitz, Wendy J. Markowitz, and Lindsay M. Morton
  • Dusky dolphin calf rearing / Jody Weir, Sierra Deutsch, and Heidi C. Pearson
  • Sexual segregation and genetic relatedness in New Zealand / Deborah E. Shelton [and others]
  • Human interactions with dusky dolphins : harvest, fisheries, habitat alteration, and tourism / Tim M. Markowitz [and others]
  • Human interactions with dusky dolphins : a management perspective / Simon Childerhouse and Andrew Baxter
  • Dolphin swimming and watching : one tourism operator's perspective / Dennis Buurman
  • Neglected but not forgotten
  • southern Africa's dusky dolphins / Peter B. Best and Michael A. Me�yer
  • Patterns of sympatry in Lagenorhynchus and Cephalorhynchus : dolphins in different habitats / Sonja Heinrich, Simon Elwen, and Stefan Br�ager
  • A large-brained social animal / Heidi C. Pearson and Deborah E. Shelton / Social creatures in a changing sea : concluding remarks / Bernd W�ursig.

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