Dolphins, Whales, and Manatees of Florida by University Press Of Florida

Dolphins, Whales, and Manatees of Florida by University Press Of Florida

An identification guide and general reference to marine mammal biology, conservation, and governmental protective regulations in Florida. Written by two scientists and pioneers in marine mammal research and conservation, it seeks to inform people how their activities affect marine mammals and what they can do to help safeguard the environment of Florida. John Reynolds and Randall Wells present scientific information, conservation principles, and wildlife protection laws in a way that should be easy for the general reader to follow and understand. The basic species descriptions and natural history include all of Florida's marine mammals and the occasional visitor to Florida's waters, including: Florida manatee; bottlenose dolphin; Atlantic spotted dolphin; pygmy and dwarf sperm whales; northern right whale; clymene or short-snouted spinner dolphin; spinner dolphin; rough-toothed dolphin; Risso's dolphin; short-finned pilot whale; false killer whale; pygmy killer whale; beaked whales; goosebeak whale; sperm whale; humpback whale; and pinnipeds.

Kenneth S. Norris is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, co-editor of Dolphin Societies (California, 1990), and author of the award-winning Dolphin Days (1991). Bernd W�rsig is Professor of Marine Mammalogy at Texas A & M University, where Melany W�rsig is a research associate. Randall S. Wells is a conservation biologist with the Chicago Zoological Society. Shannon M. Brownlee is Senior Editor for Science at U.S. News and World Report. Christine Johnson teaches in the Department of Cognition at the University of California, San Diego. Jody Solow is a doctoral candidate in geography at the University of Cambridge. Jenny Wardrip is a freelance illustrator and a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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ISBN 13	9780813026879
ISBN 10	0813026873
Title	Dolphins, Whales, and Manatees of Florida
Author	University Press Of Florida
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University Press of Florida
Year published	2003-12-31
Number of pages	160
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