The Natural History of the Whale / / L. Harrison Matthews.
Studies the history of whales from its cetology, food and feeding, swimming and diving, migration, communication, behavior, parasites, and diseases.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1978] ©1978 |
Year of Publication: | 1978 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Plates -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Cetology from its beginnings to 1945 -- 2. The cetacean diversity -- 3. Food and feeding -- 4. Breeding and growth -- 5. Swimming and diving -- 6. Migration -- 7. Communication and echolocation -- 8. Behaviour and social relations -- 9. Parasites, diseases and enemies -- A list of the living species of Cetacea -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | Studies the history of whales from its cetology, food and feeding, swimming and diving, migration, communication, behavior, parasites, and diseases. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231886970 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/matt92090 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | L. Harrison Matthews. |