Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

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Autor: 9781472969972 | Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises | Mark Carwardine | Buch

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Beschreibung

Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide to the world's cetaceans.

This outstanding new field guide to whales, dolphins and porpoises is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date guide to these popular mammals. With more than 500 accurate illustrations - complete with detailed annotations pointing out the most significant field marks - Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises covers all 93 species and every subspecies in the world.

Many of the world's most respected whale biologists have collaborated on the concise text, which is packed with helpful identification tips from cetacean expert, Mark Carwardine. Mark's informative text is accompanied by up-to-date distribution maps for each species. Beautifully designed, to ensure critical information is quickly accessible, this is an indispensable resource that every whale-watcher will want to carry out to sea.

Über den Autor

Mark Carwardine is a zoologist, writer, radio and TV presenter, wildlife photographer, whale-watch operator and an active and outspoken conservationist, with a special interest in cetaceans. His TV series include BBC's Last Chance to See with Stephen Fry, and for many years he presented the weekly half-hour programme Nature on BBC Radio 4. Mark writes a monthly column in BBC Wildlife magazine and has written more than 50 books on wildlife and conservation, including the Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, Mark Carwardine's Guide to Whale Watching in Britain and Europe and Mark Carwardine's Guide to Whale Watching in North America.

Zusammenfassung

Includes unique identification material, such as dive profiles and typical spout shapes, along with detailed illustrations of every species

Inhaltsverzeichnis

How to use this book
The challenges of identification
Cetacean topography
Quick ID guides

Right and bowhead whales
Pygmy right whale
Grey whale
Rorquals
Sperm whales
Narwhal and beluga
Beaked whales
Blackfish
Shorter-beaked oceanic dolphins
Longer-beaked oceanic dolphins
River dolphins
Porpoises

Caring for whales, dolphins and porpoises
Glossary

Species checklistSources and resources
Artists' biographies
Image credits
Acknowledgements
Index

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Fachbereich:	Zoologie
Genre:	Biologie
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	288
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472969972
ISBN-10:	1472969979
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Carwardine, Mark
Besonderheit:	Unsere Aufsteiger
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	214 x 136 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Mark Carwardine
Erscheinungsdatum:	26.05.2022
Gewicht:	0,516 kg

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