The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin

The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9780520913547
ISBN-13 : 052091354X
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin by : Kenneth S. Norris

Twenty years in the making by a distinguished dolphin expert and his associates, The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin is the first comprehensive scientific natural history of a dolphin species ever written. From their research camp at Kealakeakua Bay in Hawaii, these scientists followed a population of wild spinner dolphins by radiotracking their movements and, with the use of a windowed underwater vessel, observing the details of their underwater social life. The authors begin with a description of the spinner dolphin species, its morphology and systematics, and then examine the ocean environment, the organization of dolphin populations, and the way this school-based society of mammals uses shorelines for rest and instruction of the young. The dolphins' reproductive cycle, their vision, vocalization, hearing, breathing, and feeding, and the integration of the school are carefully analyzed. The authors conclude with a comprehensive evolutionary analysis of this marine cultural system, with its behavioral flexibility and high levels of cooperation. This absorbing book is the richest source available of new scientific insights about the lives of wild dophins and how their societies evolved at sea.

Dolphin Societies

Dolphin Societies
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : 0520216563
ISBN-13 : 9780520216563
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Dolphin Societies by : Karen Pryor

A survey of current dolphin research.

Dolphins and the Tuna Industry

Dolphins and the Tuna Industry
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 191
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ISBN-10 : 9780309047357
ISBN-13 : 0309047358
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Dolphins and the Tuna Industry by : National Research Council

This book presents key conclusions about the controversial killing of thousands of dolphins each year during tuna fishing in the eastern tropical Pacific. Dolphins drown in nets that are set to catch yellowfin tuna, which tend to swim beneath dolphin herds. After 20 years of intense debate among environmentalists, the tuna industry, and policymakers, this fatal by-product of tuna fishing remains a high-profile public issue. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry provides a neutral examination of the scientific and technical questions at the core of the problem. Recommendations for solutions are offered in two areas: developing new techniques that promise to reduce dolphin mortality with the existing purse-seine method of tuna fishing, and developing entirely new methods of finding tuna that are not swimming with dolphins. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry provides a comprehensive, highly readable overview of the dolphin-tuna controversy, useful to experts and newcomers to the issue. It explores the processes of tuna fishing and dolphin mortality, the status of the tuna industry, and the significant progress made in reducing dolphin mortality through modifications in fishing practice. The volume includes: An overview of U.S. laws and policies relating to tuna and dolphins. An illustrated look at how tuna fishing crews use their equipment, focusing on the purse seine, which is the method most economical to the industry but most deadly to the dolphins. An overview of what is known about tuna and dolphin populations and the remarkable bond between them. A step-by-step description of the fishing process and efforts to let dolphins escape from the nets. An analysis of possible approaches to reducing dolphin kill, including more stringent regulatory approaches and incentives for the tuna industry. This book will be indispensible to environmental and animal protection groups, tuna fishing crews and processors, companies that market tuna products, policymakers, regulators, and concerned individuals.

The Dolphin Lady

The Dolphin Lady
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : 0981703690
ISBN-13 : 9780981703695
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dolphin Lady by : Virginia C. Smith

A pod of fifteen spinner dolphins have welcomed author, Virginia C. Smith as one of their own for twenty-two years. Read about her life and the magical influence and guidance she experienced and how it helped her deal with life and love in the human world. - "A fascinating story of inter-species communication, the power of intention and the universal language of love. Chicken soup for any soul." Jack Canfield, co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul

Sharks and Dolphins

Sharks and Dolphins
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Publisher : Arbordale Publishing
Total Pages : 19
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ISBN-10 : 9781628557329
ISBN-13 : 162855732X
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Sharks and Dolphins by : Kevin Kurtz

Sharks and dolphins both have torpedo-shaped bodies with fins on their backs. They slice through the water to grab their prey with sharp teeth. But despite their similarities, sharks and dolphins belong to different animal classes: one is a fish and gets oxygen from the water and the other is a mammal and gets oxygen from the air. Marine educator Kevin Kurtz guides early readers to compare and contrast these ocean predators through stunning photographs and simple, nonfiction text.

Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes

Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 508
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ISBN-10 : 9783030166632
ISBN-13 : 3030166635
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes by : Bernd Würsig

This book concentrates on the marine mammalian group of Odontocetes, the toothed whales, dolphins, and porpoises. In 23 chapters, a total of 40 authors describe general patterns of ethological concepts of odontocetes in their natural environments, with a strong bent towards behavioral ecology. Examples are given of particularly well-studied species and species groups for which enough data exist, especially from the past 15 years. The aim is to give a modern flavor of present knowledge of ethology and behavior of generally large-brained behaviorally flexible mammals that have evolved quite separately from social mammals on land. As well, the plight of populations and species due to humans is described in multiple chapters, with the goal that an understanding of behavior can help to solve or alleviate at least some human-made problems.

Dolphins

Dolphins
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Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781524700850
ISBN-13 : 1524700851
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Dolphins by : Susan Casey

A thrilling journey into the spiritual, scientific and sometimes threatened world of dolphins. Includes an 8-page photo insert, explores the extraordinary world of dolphins in an interesting and accessible format that engages as well as entertains.

Voices in the Ocean

Voices in the Ocean
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9780385537315
ISBN-13 : 038553731X
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Voices in the Ocean by : Susan Casey

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a profound experience swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Maui, the bestselling author of The Wave set out on a quest to learn everything she could about dolphins—the other intelligent life on the planet. “Part science, part memoir, part impassioned plea for change.” —People Susan Casey’s journey takes her from a community in Hawaii known as “Dolphinville,” where the animals are seen as the key to spiritual enlightenment, to the dark side of the human-cetacean relationship at marine parks and dolphin-hunting grounds in Japan and the Solomon Islands, to the island of Crete, where the Minoan civilization lived in harmony with dolphins, providing a millennia-old example of a more enlightened coexistence with the natural world. Along the way, Casey recounts the history of dolphin research and introduces us to the leading marine scientists and activists who have made it their life’s work to increase humans’ understanding and appreciation of the wonder of dolphins.

The Dusky Dolphin

The Dusky Dolphin
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 458
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ISBN-10 : 9780080920351
ISBN-13 : 0080920357
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dusky Dolphin by : Bernd Würsig

The Dusky Dolphin: Master Acrobat Off Different Shores covers various topics about the dusky dolphin, including its taxonomy, history and demography, ecology, and behavior. After introducing the dusky dolphin as a member of the genus Lagenorhynchus under the family Delphinidae, the book continues by describing its life history, its demographic patterns, and its role in the food web considering predation, parasitism, and competition. The book also includes chapters that discuss the interaction of the dusky dolphin with its habitats, such as the dusky dolphin's sound production, its foraging at night and in daylight, its survival strategies in response to predator threats, the mating habits of New Zealand duskies, calf rearing, sexual segregation, and genetic relationships. Other chapters address the interaction of dusky dolphins with humans. This book offers information about dusky dolphins off Southern Africa and discussions about the patterns of sympatry in Lagenorhynchus and Cephalorhynchus. Finally, comparisons between dusky dolphins and great apes as large-brained mammals are also reviewed in this book. - 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

Primate Communities

Primate Communities
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 344
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0521629675
ISBN-13 : 9780521629676
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Primate Communities by : J. G. Fleagle

Comprehensive and unique volume exploring the differences and similarities between primate communities worldwide.