Dolphin Societies - Discoveries and Puzzles
| Author/creator | Pryor, Karen Author |
| Other author | Norris, Kenneth S. Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press |
| Description | 406 p. ill 22.800 x 015.300 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation Wild dolphins are an elusive subject for behavioral studies: How can you "do a Jane Goodall" on animals usually visible only as a glimpse of rolling dorsal fins heading for the horizon? In this unusual book, two of the best-known scientists in the marine-mammal field have assembled an astonishing variety of discoveries about dolphins. The contributions range from a graduate student's first paper to senior scientists summarizing a lifetime of research. The dolphins they have studied range from tiny spinners to majestic pilot whales, from killer whales to the familiar bottle-nosed dolphin. The research tactics vary just as widely: the researchers have followed dolphins in boats, tracked them from shore, dived among hundreds of them (plus a few sharks) in tuna fishing nets. They have used computers and airplanes, genetic analysis and artificial language, and learned to read the life history of a dolphin from the cross-section of a single tooth.<br />Pryor and Norris are successful writers as well as scientists; the book is peppered with entertaining essays, by one or both editors, on the intriguing history of dolphin research.<i>Dolphin Societies</i>not only surveys the most interesting recent research on dolphin behavior but also gives lay readers a fascinating look at the scientific mind at work. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 90035670 |
| ISBN | 9780520216563 |
| ISBN | 0520216563 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780520216563 |
| Stock number | 00027125 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |