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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : The dusky dolphin [Texte électronique] : master acrobat off different shores / edited by Bernd Würsig and Melany Würsig
Édition : 1st ed.
Publication : Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Academic Press/Elsevier, cop. 2010
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-414) and index
Much has been written about dolphins and whales, and excellent books exist especially
on the charismatic bottlenose dolphins; and killer, humpback, and sperm whales. But
detailed studies have been carried out on a handful of other species, and this book
summarizes our state of knowledge of a little dolphin - the southern hemisphere "dusky,"
and compares its behavioral strategies in different environs. The editors, Bernd and
Mel Wursig, began studying duskies in Patagonia Argentina in 1972. Although they have
been to many parts of the Earth since then -- including work on Amazon and Yangtze
river dolphins, Hawai'i for the delicate lovely spinner dolphin, the Arctic for bowhead
and gray whale work, and bottlenose dolphins in several milieus -- they have always
returned to their first love of unraveling the social patterns and life strategies
of duskies that exist in small groups in semi-enclosed bays and as herds of well over
one thousand in the open ocean. This book documents the latest research, from their
feeding patterns to their acrobatic skills. It is full of scientific facts, with a
sense of poetry and wonder of the unknown. - Only book fully devoted to the southern
hemisphere "dusky" dolphin - Heavily illustrated with charts, figures, tables, and
all color photos - Written by a cadre of experts intimately familiar with dolphin
field work - Written in an accurate yet accessible style for the scientist and natural
historian alike
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Würsig, Bernd G.. Fonction indéterminée
Würsig, Melany. Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Lagénorhynque obscur -- Hémisphère sud
Relations homme-animal
Lagénorhynque obscur -- Conservation
Indice(s) Dewey :
599.53 (23e éd.) = Dauphins et marsouins
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780123737236
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446336827
Notice n° :
FRBNF44633682
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The dusky dolphins' place in the delphinid family tree / April D. Harlin-Cognato ;
Dusky dolphin life history and demography / Frank Cipriano and Marc Webber ; Dusky
dolphin trophic ecology : their role in the food web / Silvana L. Dans [and others]
; Acoustics of dusky dolphins / Whitlow W.L. Au, Marc O. Lammers, and Suzanne Yin
; Dusky dolphins foraging at night / Adrian D. Dahood and Kelly J. Benoit-Bird ;
Dusky dolphins foraging in daylight / Robin L. Vaughn, Mariana Degrati, and Cynthia
J. McFadden ; Predator threats and dusky dolphin survival strategies / Mridula Srinivasan
and Tim M. Markowitz ; Mating habits of New Zealand dusky dolphins / Tim M. Markowitz,
Wendy J. Markowitz, and Lindsay M. Morton ; Dusky dolphin calf rearing / Jody Weir,
Sierra Deutsch, and Heidi C. Pearson ; Sexual segregation and genetic relatedness
in New Zealand / Deborah E. Shelton [and others] ; Human interactions with dusky
dolphins : harvest, fisheries, habitat alteration, and tourism / T
