The Natural History of the Whale / / L. Harrison Matthews.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Matthews, L. Harrison,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1978]; ©1978
• Year of Publication: 1978
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• 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
• 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.

Studies the history of whales from its cetology, food and feeding, swimming and diving, migration, communication, behavior, parasites, and diseases.