世界の海洋哺乳類同定ガイド（第２版） Marine Mammals of the World : A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification （2ND）

Webber, Marc A./ Jefferson, Thomas Allen/ Pitman, Robert L.

Academic Press Inc（2015/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 616 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780124095427
• DDC分類 599.5

Full Description

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.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Basic Marine Mammal Biology
3. Taxonomic Groupings Above the Species Level
4. Cetacean Species Accounts
5. Pinniped Species Accounts
6. Sirenian and Other Species Accounts
7. Extinct Species Accounts
8. Dichotomous Identification Keys
9. Summaries of Characters for Similar Species
10. Glossary of Technical Terms
11. References and Sources for More Information
12. Index