Authors:Janet Mann, Richard C. Connor, Peter L. Tyack, Hal
Publisher: University Of Chicago Pre
Keywords: dolphins, whales, studies, field, societies, cetacean
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2000-06-01
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0226503410
ISBN-13: 9780226503417

"Part review, part testament to extraordinary dedication, and part call to get involved, Cetacean Societies highlights the achievements of behavioral ecologists inspired by the challenges of cetaceans and committed to the exploration of a new world."—from the preface by Richard WranghamLong-lived, slow to reproduce, and often hidden beneath the water’s surface, whales and dolphins (cetaceans) have remained elusive subjects for scientific study even though they have fascinated humans for centuries. Until recently, much of what we knew about cetaceans came from commercial sources such as