| Main Title |
The Bowhead whale / |
| Other Authors |
|
| Publisher |
Society for Marine Mammalogy, |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| OCLC Number |
28107201 |
| ISBN |
0935868623 :; 9780935868623 |
| Subjects |
Bowhead whale ;
Groenlandse walvissen ;
Baleines franches
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ESAM |
QL737.C423B67 1993 |
|
Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
07/11/2011 |
|
| Collation |
xxxvi, 787 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Preface -- Introduction -- Physical environment of the Bering Sea population -- Evolutionary relationships and classification -- Anatomy and physiology -- Behavior -- Foods and feeding ecology -- Reproduction -- Morbidity and mortality -- Distribution and movement -- Stock sizes prior to commercial whaling -- Current population size and dynamics -- Feeding and growth as indicated by stable isotopes -- Commercial whaling in the North Atlantic sector -- Commercial whaling in the North Pacific sector -- Subsistence whaling -- Man-made noise and behavioral responses -- Presence and potential effects of contaminants -- Epilogue -- Geographic index -- General index. This book is intended to be a cohesive species account of the bowhead whale. Chapters detail the Bering Sea population, evolutionary relationships and classification, anatomy and physiology, behavior, foods and feeding ecology, reproduction, morbidity and mortality, distribution and movement, population size and dynamics, commercial whaling, subsistence whaling, and the influence of man and his activities. |
| Place Published |
Lawrence, KS |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Society for Marine Mammalogy. |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Special publication (Society for Marine Mammalogy) ; no. 2. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1993 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Special publication / Society for Marine Mammalogy ; no. 2 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
93083819 |
| Merged OCLC records |
60266919 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20110708135431 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02733cam 2200457Ia 45020 |
