Handbook of Marine Mammals: River dolphins and the larger toothed whales
Sam H. Ridgway, Richard John Harrison
This series is an authoritative guide to the biology of marine mammals in their natural environment. Perfect for use in the field as a practical guide to identification, these books provide an abundance of factual information and reference photographs. Volume 4, the latest volume in this outstanding series, covers the river dolphins and the larger toothed whales. Many personal experiences of experts from around the world are gathered here to provide an accurate compendium of information on these most enigmatic species of mammals.
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Contents
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BEST 1 Projeto PEIXEBOI Departamento de Biologia
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BaijiLipotes vexillifer Miller 1918
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FranciscanaPontoporia blainvillei
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adult male Amazon ampullatus animals Arctic Atlantic baiji Baird's beaked whales beaked whale beluga Berardius blubber body length body weight breviceps Brownell Caldwell captivity carlhubbsi cavirostris Cetacea coast Commn Cuvier's beaked whale Delphinidae delphinids densirostris distribution dive dorsal fin europaeus females fish fishery flipper flukes franciscanas genus Hyperoodon Indus Inia Inia geoffrensis Inst Irrawaddy dolphins Island Kamiya Kasuya Kogia lateral view Lipotes vexillifer Lloze Marine Mammals Mead Mesoplodon mirus morphology Museum narwhal Nishiwaki North Pacific observed odontocetes Orcaella parasites Pelletier Perrin personal communication Physeter catodon Pilleri and Gihr Platanista Platanista gangetica Platanista indi Pontoporia Pontoporia blainvillei population records reported reproductive River Dolphins Ross rostrum sexual maturity skull Sotalia species specimens spermaceti squid stomach stranded surface susus Tasmacetus teeth Tomilin tooth tusk unpublished USNM ventral waters Whal Whales Res Yamasaki Zealand Zhou Kaiya ziphiids Ziphius Zool