River Dolphins and Larger Toothed Whales, Volume Three in Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, consists of species review chapters written by global experts on brackish and freshwater dolphin species and larger toothed whales. Each chapter includes a description of the species that is followed by sections on distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, reproduction, parasites and diseases, and the impacts of human activities on the species. This series was founded to help scientists, conservationists, and informed laypersons alike find definitive reviews on all the world's living whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea cows, marine otters, and bears.
Some of the world's most beautiful, intelligent, and highly adapted mammals inhabit our seas and oceans and have stirred the human imagination for many centuries. As our knowledge of marine mammals grows, the need exists for a reliable and complete reference to the ecology and biology of these fascinating creatures. This book addresses this important need.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Handbook of marine mammals - p. vii 8. Contributors - p. xiii 9. Preface - p. xv 10. Chapter 1. Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis (Blainville, 1817) - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844) - p. 43 12. Chapter 3. Ganges and Indus River dolphins Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801) and Platanista minor Owen, 1853 - p. 93 13. Chapter 4. Irrawaddy and Australian snubfin dolphins Orcaella brevirostris (Owen in Gray, 1866) and O. heinsohni Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005 - p. 129 14. Chapter 5. Beluga Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) - p. 163 15. Chapter 6. Narwhal Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 - p. 209 16. Chapter 7. Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 - p. 241 17. Taxonomy and systematics - p. 241 18. Distribution - p. 243 19. External characteristics - p. 249 20. Internal anatomy - p. 251 21. Physiology - p. 257 22. Life history and population dynamics - p. 258 23. Parasites and pathology - p. 264 24. Behavior - p. 270 25. Live maintenance - p. 278 26. Human impacts - p. 278 27. Chapter 8. Dwarf and pygmy sperm whales Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) and Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838) - p. 313 28. Chapter 9. Baird's, Arnoux's, and Sato's beaked whales Berardius bairdii Stejneger, 1883, B. arnuxii Duvernoy, 1851, and B. minimus Yamada et al., 2019 - p. 353 29. Chapter 10. Goose-beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823 - p. 393 30. Chapter 11. Shepherd's beaked whale Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver, 1937 - p. 431 31. Chapter 12. Bottlenose whales Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster, 1770) and Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882 - p. 449 32. Chapter 13. Longman's beaked whale Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926) - p. 487 33. Chapter 14. Beaked whales of the genus Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850 - p. 509 34. Taxonomy and systematics - p. 509 35. Distribution - p. 512 36. External characteristics - p. 516 37. Internal anatomy - p. 519 38. Physiology - p. 526 39. Life history and population dynamics - p. 527 40. Parasites and pathology - p. 529 41. Behavior - p. 534 42. Live maintenance - p. 545 43. Human impacts - p. 545 44. Index - p. 565
River Dolphins and Larger Toothed Whales, Volume Three in Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, consists of species review chapters written by global experts on brackish and freshwater dolphin species and larger toothed whales. Each chapter includes a description of the species that is followed by sections on distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, reproduction, parasites and diseases, and the impacts of human activities on the species. This series was founded to help scientists, conservationists, and informed laypersons alike find definitive reviews on all the world's living whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea cows, marine otters, and bears.
Some of the world's most beautiful, intelligent, and highly adapted mammals inhabit our seas and oceans and have stirred the human imagination for many centuries. As our knowledge of marine mammals grows, the need exists for a reliable and complete reference to the ecology and biology of these fascinating creatures. This book addresses this important need.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Handbook of marine mammals - p. vii 8. Contributors - p. xiii 9. Preface - p. xv 10. Chapter 1. Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis (Blainville, 1817) - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844) - p. 43 12. Chapter 3. Ganges and Indus River dolphins Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801) and Platanista minor Owen, 1853 - p. 93 13. Chapter 4. Irrawaddy and Australian snubfin dolphins Orcaella brevirostris (Owen in Gray, 1866) and O. heinsohni Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005 - p. 129 14. Chapter 5. Beluga Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) - p. 163 15. Chapter 6. Narwhal Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 - p. 209 16. Chapter 7. Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 - p. 241 17. Taxonomy and systematics - p. 241 18. Distribution - p. 243 19. External characteristics - p. 249 20. Internal anatomy - p. 251 21. Physiology - p. 257 22. Life history and population dynamics - p. 258 23. Parasites and pathology - p. 264 24. Behavior - p. 270 25. Live maintenance - p. 278 26. Human impacts - p. 278 27. Chapter 8. Dwarf and pygmy sperm whales Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) and Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838) - p. 313 28. Chapter 9. Baird's, Arnoux's, and Sato's beaked whales Berardius bairdii Stejneger, 1883, B. arnuxii Duvernoy, 1851, and B. minimus Yamada et al., 2019 - p. 353 29. Chapter 10. Goose-beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823 - p. 393 30. Chapter 11. Shepherd's beaked whale Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver, 1937 - p. 431 31. Chapter 12. Bottlenose whales Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster, 1770) and Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882 - p. 449 32. Chapter 13. Longman's beaked whale Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926) - p. 487 33. Chapter 14. Beaked whales of the genus Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850 - p. 509 34. Taxonomy and systematics - p. 509 35. Distribution - p. 512 36. External characteristics - p. 516 37. Internal anatomy - p. 519 38. Physiology - p. 526 39. Life history and population dynamics - p. 527 40. Parasites and pathology - p. 529 41. Behavior - p. 534 42. Live maintenance - p. 545 43. Human impacts - p. 545 44. Index - p. 565
