Description
Book SynopsisMeet the beaked whales, and enjoy the fascinating and mysterious world in which they live.
Trade ReviewFeatures descriptive guides to each of the species, wonderfully adorned by Ellis’s paintings of the males, followed by a broadly based account of the biology of the group as a whole and of the threats these enigmatic creatures currently face.
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TLSRecommended. Upper-division undergraduates and general readers.
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EllisThis is a nice book for anyone with a strong interest in whales.
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Wildlife ActivistBeaked Whales: a Complete Guide to their Biology and Conservation is an excellent overview of an elusive family of cetaceans that blends two disciplines – natural art and natural history – to achieve ambitious objectives. It is a book for those interested in marine biology at an entry level, yet specialists should purchase a copy to better understand how innovative composition and a creative angle can better communicate contemporary research and species information.
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Journal of Natural HistoryNot only does it provide a concise overview of beaked whales as a group, it presents clear and easy-to-understand information – in some cases quite possibly even everything known – about each species in this elusive group of marine mammals.
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The Well-Read NaturalistThe book is both a comprehensive guide to beaked whale biology and conservation and an entertaining read that could be of interest to a broad audience regardless of its scientific background.
—Irina S. Trukhanova, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA,
Conservation BiologyTable of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements Preface Guide to the beaked whales Arnoux's Beaked Whale Baird's Beaked Whale Northern Bottlenose Whale Southern Bottlenose Whale Longman's Beaked Whale Sowerby's Beaked Whale Andrews' Beaked Whale Hubbs' Beaked Whale Blainville's Beaked Whale Gervais' Beaked Whale Ginkgo-toothed Whale Gray's Beaked Whale Hector's Beaked Whale Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale Strap-toothed Whale True's Beaked Whale Perrin's Beaked Whale Peruvian Beaked Whale Stejneger's Beaked Whale Spade-toothed Beaked Whale Shepherd's Beaked Whale Cuvier's Beaked Whale About Beaked Whales Classification Distribution Teeth Scarring Feeding From Land to Water to Tooth LossBeaked whales vs. the Navy Bibliography
