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Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin by Kenneth S. Norris & Bernd Wursig & Randall S. Wells
A comprehensive natural and scientific history of the spinner species, which explores the dolphin's morphology, reproductive cycle, vision, vocalizations, hearing, respiration and feeding. The study also examines the organization of dolphin populations and their behavioural traits.This is an exhaustive scientific natural history of a dolphin species. From their research camp at Kealakeakua Bay in Hawaii, the contributors followed a population of wild spinner dolphins by radiotracking their movements and, with the use of an 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. They 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, vocation, 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 behavioural flexibility and high levels of co-operation. |
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| Author(s) : Kenneth S. Norris | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0520082087 | ISBN-13 : 9780520082083 |
| RRP : £32.95 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 30/08/1994
Publisher : University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Page Length : 432mm
Page Size : 238mm