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The bottlenose dolphin /
Because of their exposure in marine parks, movies, and television as well as their presence in tropical and warm-temperature waters around the world, bottlenose dolphins are among the most familiar of marine mammals. Since they are relatively easy to obtain and they thrive in captivity, these dolphi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
�1990.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for The Bottlenose dolphin / edited by Stephen Leatherwood, Randall R. Reeves.
- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog
- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding.
- Evolution and Fossil Record:
- L.G. Barnes, The Fossil Record and Evolutionary Relationships of the Genus Tursiops.
- Anatomy and Physiology:
- S. Rommel, Osteology of the Bottlenose Dolphin.
- D.A. Pabst, Axial Muscles and Connective Tissues of the Bottlenose Dolphin.
- S.H. Ridgway, The Central Nervous System of the Bottlenose Dolphin.
- Systematics and Taxonomy:
- G.J.B. Ross and V.G. Cockcroft, Comments on Australian Bottlenose Dolphins and the Taxonomic Status of Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1832).
- S.L. Hersh and D.A. Duffield, Distinction of Northwest Atlantic Offshore and Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins Based on Hemoglobin in Profile and Morphometry.
- Life History and Biology:
- K. Van Waerebeek, J.C. Reyes, A.J. Read, and J.S. McKinnon, Preliminary Observations of Bottlenose Dolphins from the Pacific Coast of South America.
- S.L. Hersh, D.K. Odell, and E.D. Asper, Bottlenose Dolphin Mortality Patterns in the Indian/Banana River System of Florida.
- J.G. Mead and C.W. Potter, Natural History of Bottlenose Dolphins along the Central Atlantic Coast of the United States.
- Behavior and Ecology:
- M.C. Caldwell, D.K. Caldwell, and P.L. Tyack, A Review of the Signature Whistle Hypothesis for the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin.
- M.D. Scott, R.S. Wells, and A.B. Irvine, A Long-Term Study of Bottlenose Dolphins on the West Coast of Florida.
- S.H. Shane, Behavior and Ecology of the Bottlenose Dolphin at Sanibel Island, Florida.
- L.T. Ballance, Residence Patterns, Group Organization, and Surfacing Associations of Bottlenose Dolphins in Kino Bay, Gulf of California, Mexico.
- P.J. Corkeron, Aspects of the Behavioral Ecology of Inshore Dolphins Tursiops truncatus and Sousa chinensis in Moreton Bay, Australia.
- V.G. Cockcroft and G.J.B. Ross, Food and Feeding of the Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin off Southern Natal, South Africa.
- N.B. Barros and D.K. Odell, Food Habits of Bottlenose Dolphins in the Southeastern United States.
- P.J. Corkeron, M.M. Bryden, and K.E. Hedstrom, Feeding by Bottlenose Dolphins in Association with Trawling Operations in Moreton Bay, Australia.
- C. Lockyer, Review of Incidents Involving Wild, Sociable Dolphins, Worldwide.
- R.C. Connor and R.A. Smolker, Quantitative Description of a Rare Behavioral Event. A Bottlenose Dolphin's Behavior toward Her Deceased Offspring.
- B. W~adursig and G. Harris, Site and Association Fidelity in Bottlenose Dolphins off Argentina.
- Distribution, Movements, and Abundance:
- R.D. Kenney, Bottlenose Dolphins off the Northeastern United States.
- M.D. Scott and S.J. Chivers, Distribution and Herd Structure of Bottlenose Dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.
- L.J. Hansen, California Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins.
- R.S. Wells, L.J. Hansen, A. Baldridge, T.P. Dohl, D.L. Kelly, and R.H. Defran, Northward Extension of the Range of Bottlenose Dolphins along the California Coast.
- Husbandry and Captive Breeding:
- J.P. Schroeder, Breeding Bottlenose Dolphins in Captivity.
- J.P. Schroeder and K.V. Keller, Artificial Insemination of Bottlenose Dolphins.
- V.G. Cockcroft and G.J.B. Ross, Observations on the Early Development of a Captive Bottlenose Dolphin Calf.
- E.D. Asper, L.H. Cornell, D.A. Duffield, D.K. Odell, B.E. Joseph, B.I. Stark, and C.A. Perry, Hematology and Serum Chemistry Values in Bottlenose Dolphins.
- Research Techniques:
- M.D. Scott, R.S. Wells, A.B. Irvine, and B.R. Mate, Tagging and Marking Studies on Small Cetaceans.
- D.K. Odell and E.D. Asper, Distribution and Movements of Freeze-Branded Bottlenose Dolphins in the Indian and Banana Rivers, Florida.
- S.H. Shane, Comparison of Bottlenose Dolphin Behavior in Texas and Florida, with a Critique of Methods for Studying Dolphin Behavior.
- H.W. Goforth, Jr., Ergometry (Exercise Testing) of the Bottlenose Dolphin.
- A.A. Hohn, Reading between the Lines. Analysis of Age Estimation in Dolphins.
- A.C. Myrick, Jr., and L.H. Cornell, Calibrating Dental Layers in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins from Serial Tetracycline Labels and Tooth Extractions.
- D.A. Duffield and J. Chamberlin-Lea, Use of Chromosome Heteromorphisms and Hemoglobins in Studies of Bottlenose Dolphin Populations and Paternities.
- Management:
- G.P. Scott, Management-Oriented Research on Bottlenose Dolphins by the Southeast Fisheries Center.
- Index.
- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Bottlenose dolphin.