Marine Mammals of the World
Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Academic Press; Academic
Published: November 5, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9780123838537
Subjects: Marine biology; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals; Mammals; Science; Science / Geophysics; Geophysics
Description: "With coverage on all the marine mammals of the world, authors Jefferson, Webber, and Pitman have created a user-friendly guide to identify marine mammals alive in nature (at sea or on the beach), dead specimens "in hand", and also to identify marine mammals based on features of the skull. This handy guide provides marine biologists and interested lay people with detailed descriptions of diagnostic features, illustrations of external appearance, beautiful photographs, dichotomous keys, and more. Full color illustrations and vivid photographs of every living marine mammal species are incorporated, as well as comprehendible maps showing a range of information. For readers who desire further consultation, authors have included a list of literature references at the end of each species account. For an enhanced understanding of habitation, this guide also includes recognizable geographic forms described separately with colorful paintings and photographs."--Publisher description.