Phillip Hammond, Sonja Heinrich, Sascha Hooker

Whales

Their Biology and Behavior

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the lives of the world's largest living mammals. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Whales describes these incredible animals' evolution from terrestrial to marine mammals, their life cycle, diversity and distribution, and the ecosystems of which they are a part. Whales highlights the many extraordinary aspects of...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 189mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781501716560
• ISBN-10: 1501716565
• Artikelnr.: 48097424

Autorenporträt

Philip Hammond, Sonja Heinrich, Sascha Hooker, and Peter Tyack are researchers at the Sea Mammal Research Unit based at the University of St Andrews.

Inhaltsangabe

What is a whale?
1. There and back again
2. Whales everywhere
3. The circle of life
4. The greatest free-divers
5. Eat and be eaten
6. Whale culture
7. Changing attitudes
8. Changing Oceans
Further Information
Index
Acknowledgements