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Title: The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin
Condition: New
Author: Kenneth S. Norris, Bernd Wursig, Randall S. Wells, Melany Wursig
Illustrator: Jenny Wardrip
Contributor: Shannon M. Brownlee (Contributions by), Christine Johnson (Contributions by), Jody Solow (Contributions by), Jenny Wardrip (Illustrated by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0520082087
EAN: 9780520082083
ISBN: 9780520082083
Publisher: University of California Press
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 30/08/1994
Description: Twenty years in the making by a distinguished dolphin expert and his associates, "The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin" is the first comprehensive scientific natural history of a dolphin species ever written. From their research camp at Kealakeakua Bay in Hawaii, these scientists followed a population of wild spinner dolphins by radio tracking their movements and, with the use of a windowed 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, and then examines 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, vocalization, 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 behavioral flexibility and high levels of cooperation.This absorbing book is the richest source available of new scientific insights about the lives of wild dophins and how their societies evolved at sea.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Width: 30mm
Item Weight: 907g
Release Year: 1994

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