Marine mammals of the world
Subtitle: a comprehensive guide to their identification
By: Thomas A. Jefferson, Marc A. Webber, Robert L. Pitman ; illustrations by Uko Gorter
Contributors: Webber, Marc A., author; Pitman, Robert L., author; Gorter, Uko, illustrator
Edition: Second edition.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780124095427
Subjects: Marine mammals; Identification
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. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Previous edition: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-602) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Basic marine mammal biology; title: Taxonomic groupings above the species level; title: Cetaceans; title: Pinnipeds; title: Sirenians; title: Otters & polar bear; title: Extinct species; title: Identification keys.