Title Beaked whales : a complete guide to their biology and conservation / Richard Ellis, James G. Mead ; illustrations by Richard Ellis

Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017 ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations (some color) Contents 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 (Dense-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 ; Pygmy beaked whale ; Stejneger's beaked whale ; Spade-toothed whale ; Shepherd's beaked whale ; Cuvier's beaked whale (Goosebeak whale) -- About beaked whales. Classification ; Distribution ; The state of our knowledge ; Teeth ; Scarring and fighting ; Feeding ; From land to water to tooth loss ; Beaked whales versus the Navy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-187) and index Notes Print version record Subject Beaked whales. Beaked whales -- Identification Beaked whales -- Conservation Toothed whales. Toothed whales -- Identification Toothed whales -- Conservation Whales. Whales -- Identification Whales -- Conservation NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals. Beaked whales Toothed whales Whales Genre/Form Field guides Form Electronic book Author Mead, James G., author ISBN 9781421421834 1421421836 1421421836

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