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Author Bannister, J. L.

Title Great whales / John Bannister
Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., [2008]
©2008

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Description viii, 142 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Series Australian natural history series
Australian natural history series.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Fascinating creatures -- 3. Whales and people -- 4. Biology -- 5. Species accounts. Blue whale; Fin whale; Sei whale; Bryde's whale; Minke whale; Humpback whale; Southern right whale; Sperm whale -- 6. Conservation and regulation -- 7. The future -- Glossary
Summary Provides a detailed account of these extraordinary and fascinating creatures, including the history of people's association with these huge mammals. It describes their highly specialised but still basically mammalian structure and biology, and their past and current status, in the Australian context
Analysis History
Mammals (Australia)
Natural resource management
Whales
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 135-138
Notes Also available via the World Wide Web
Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Subject Marine mammals -- Ecology.
Whales -- Conservation -- Australia.
Whales -- History.
Whales -- Australia -- Identification.
Whales -- Australia -- History.
Whales -- Australia.
Whales.
SUBJECT Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
LC no. 2009459203
ISBN 9780643093737 (paperback)