Cetacean Behavior: Mechanisms and Functions

Herman, Louis M.

ISBN 10: 047137315X / ISBN 13: 9780471373155

Published by U.S.A.: Wiley, 1980

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Cetacean Behavior: Mechanisms and Functions Herman, Louis M. John Wiley & Sons. 1980. 463p. hardcover with dust jacket, dust jacket bumped/scuffed/small tears/chipping, boards bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean-- 047137315X ISBN 13: 9780471373155--21.00.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cetacean Behavior: Mechanisms and Functions
• Publisher: U.S.A.: Wiley
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047137315X
• ISBN 13: 9780471373155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • ANIMALS
  • SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY--GENERAL/HISTORY OF SCIENCE
  • OCEANOGRAPHY/NAVAL/SHIPS/LAKES/RIVERS/WATER MONSTERS

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Synopsis

A broad review of established and entirely new data on the behavior of marine mammals, particularly dolphins. Includes hearing and vision; adaptive coloration; cetacean communication, language, and mating systems; effect of the cetacean school on the individual; behavioral contrasts and comparisons between species in controlled settings such as oceanariums; and learning, memory, communication, and language learning ability in dolphins. Includes numerous graphs, tables, and photographs.