Ebook: Behavior of Marine Animals: Current Perspectives in Research

Four years ago we began soliciting articles for this volume from authors who were engaged in comprehensive research on whales. From the outset we decided not to limit the subject matter to behavior but to also include natural history. Much of what is known about the behavior of whales arose from studies whose principal aim was not behavior, much as it did for other animal groups before behavior was considered a distinct discipline. Thus in many of the articles behavior is closely intertwined with natural history and in others is completely overshadowed by a basic natural history approach. Our aim was to have the articles contain a review of the literature and include research findings not previously published. For all intents and purposes this aim has been realized, albeit perhaps not in as balanced a fashion in terms of species or subject matter as was originally planned. Nevertheless, we believe the articles present a wide range of informative works with a myriad of approaches and techniques represented. We are grateful to the contributors for their patience and understanding in awaiting publication, which has taken much longer than we originally expected. We are also grateful tor the assistance of a number of people, especially Julie Fischer and Lois Winn for their editorial efforts, and Jill Grover, Carol Samet, and Lois Winn for their help in indexing.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Some Recent Uses and Potentials of Radiotelemetry in Field Studies of Cetaceans....Pages 1-31
Identification of Humpback Whales by Fluke Photographs....Pages 33-44
The Natural History of Dall’s Porpoise in the North Pacific Ocean....Pages 45-83
The Northern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis borealis Peale in the Eastern North Pacific....Pages 85-141
The Natural History of the Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster)....Pages 143-164
The Socioecology of Humpback Dolphins (Sousa sp.)....Pages 165-226
Social Organization in Sperm Whales, Physeter macrocephalus ....Pages 227-289
Behavior and Significance of Entrapped Baleen Whales....Pages 291-309
The Vocal and Behavioral Reactions of the Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, to Playback of its Sounds....Pages 311-343
The Whistle Repertoire of the North Atlantic Pilot Whale (Globicephala melaena) and Its Relationship to Behavior and Environment....Pages 345-368
The Whistle of the Atlantic Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)—Ontogeny....Pages 369-401
Mysticete Sounds....Pages 403-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-438

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Some Recent Uses and Potentials of Radiotelemetry in Field Studies of Cetaceans....Pages 1-31
Identification of Humpback Whales by Fluke Photographs....Pages 33-44
The Natural History of Dall’s Porpoise in the North Pacific Ocean....Pages 45-83
The Northern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis borealis Peale in the Eastern North Pacific....Pages 85-141
The Natural History of the Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster)....Pages 143-164
The Socioecology of Humpback Dolphins (Sousa sp.)....Pages 165-226
Social Organization in Sperm Whales, Physeter macrocephalus ....Pages 227-289
Behavior and Significance of Entrapped Baleen Whales....Pages 291-309
The Vocal and Behavioral Reactions of the Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, to Playback of its Sounds....Pages 311-343
The Whistle Repertoire of the North Atlantic Pilot Whale (Globicephala melaena) and Its Relationship to Behavior and Environment....Pages 345-368
The Whistle of the Atlantic Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)—Ontogeny....Pages 369-401
Mysticete Sounds....Pages 403-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-438
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