Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises: Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 1

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Thomas Allen Jefferson, PhD (Clymene Enterprises, CA, USA)

Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises

Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 1

Thomas Allen Jefferson, PhD (Clymene Enterprises, CA, USA)

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English

Academic Press Inc
12 December 2024

Animals & society; Marine biology; Marine & freshwater mammals; Animal husbandry

Series: Handbook of Marine Mammals

Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises: Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume One, the first volume in the Handbook of Marine Mammals series, covers some of the world's most beautiful, intelligent, and highly adapted mammals that inhabit our seas and oceans. 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. Scientists, conservationists, and informed laypersons will find books in this series to be a definitive review of all the world's living whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea cows, and marine otters and bears.

This volume consists of species review chapters written by leading global experts on a variety of coastal marine species of dolphins and porpoises. Each chapter includes a description of the species followed by sections on distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, reproduction, parasites, diseases, and the impacts of human activities on the species.

By: Thomas Allen Jefferson PhD (Clymene Enterprises CA USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780443137464
ISBN 10: 0443137463
Series: Handbook of Marine Mammals
Pages: 666
Publication Date: 12 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) 2. Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) 3. Indo-Pacific and Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis and S. sahulensis) 4. Atlantic and Indian Ocean humpback dolphins (Sousa teuszii and S. plumbea) 5. Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) 6. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) 7. Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) 8. Commerson’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) 9. Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) 10. Heaviside’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) 11. Hector’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) 12. Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) 13. Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) 14. Spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) 15. Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) 16. Finless porpoises (Neophocaena) 17. Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

Dr. Thomas Jefferson’s main interests are the development of marine mammal identification aids, and the systematics and population ecology of the more poorly known species of dolphins and porpoises. His work since receiving his PhD in 1983 has been related to conservation and management of marine mammals threatened by human activities. His current primary research focuses on the conservation biology of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) populations in Hong Kong and surrounding waters. I am also working on other projects looking at the systematics and ecology of these species throughout their ranges. In addition, I am involved in many other projects, including those on the conservation of the critically endangered vaquita (Phocoena sinus) and on the taxonomy and population ecology of common dolphins (Delphinus spp.)