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Encyclopedia of marine mammals
Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2002). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Academic Press: San Diego. ISBN 0-12-551340-2. XXXVIII, 1414, photos, drawings, maps, tabs., figs pp.
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Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (Ed.) (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp., more
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    VLIZ: Mammalia MAM.52 [103750]
Keywords
    Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic mammals > Marine mammals
    Behaviour
    Biological phenomena > Evolution
    Biology > Anatomy
    Biology > Physiology
    Conservation
    Diseases
    Documents > Encyclopaedias
    Ecology
    Management
    Reproduction
    Species extinction
    Taxa > Species
    Marine/Coastal
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  • Perrin, W.F.
  • Würsig, B.
  • Thewissen, J.G.M.
Abstract
    Combining excellent science with accessible style, the Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals is an indispensable resource on the fascinating warm-blooded creatures of the sea. The contributions of more than 200 leading international authorities have made this single volume the guide for studyig the entire range of marine mammals. Organized alphabetically, more the 280 articles are devoted to wide range of topics -- from the specific behavior and physiology of cetaceans and pinnipeds, to ecology, population biology, human effects and interaction, and research methodology.
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