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Product Identifiers

PublisherAlaska sea Grant College Program

ISBN-101566121671

ISBN-139781566121675

eBay Product ID (ePID)144117558

Product Key Features

Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGuide to Marine Mammals of Alaska : Fourth Edition

SubjectAnimals / Fish, Consumer Guides, Animals / Marine Life, Life Sciences / Zoology / General

Publication Year2013

TypeNot Available

AuthorKate Wynne

Subject AreaNature, Reference, Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

IllustratedYes

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Table Of ContentPreface Using This Book to Identify Marine Mammals What Are Marine Mammals? Marine Adaptations Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Cetaceans Family Characteristics of Alaska Cetaceans Morphology of Cetaceans Common Cetaceans of Alaska Bowhead Whale North Pacific Right Whale Blue Whale Fin Whale Sei Whale Minke Whale Humpback Whale Gray Whale Sperm Whale Beluga Baird''s Beaked (Bottlenose) Whale Cuvier''s Beaked (Goosebeak) Whale Stejneger''s (Bering Sea) Beaked Whale Killer Whale (Orca) Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Dall''s Porpoise Harbor Porpoise Seals, Sea Lions, and Walrus: Pinnipeds Family Characteristics of Alaska Pinnipeds Morphology of Pinnipeds Common Pinnipeds of Alaska Steller (Northern) Sea Lion California Sea Lion Northern Fur Seal Northern Elephant Seal Bearded Seal Harbor Seal Ribbon Seal Spotted (Largha) Seal Ringed Seal Pacific Walrus Marine Fissipeds Other Mammals Polar Bear Sea Otter Terms Used in This Guide Marine Mammal Names

SynopsisThe authoritative book on Alaska marine life, Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska is a clear and concise look at all twenty-nine of Alaska's mammal species, including whales, dolphins, seals, walrus, and polar bears. Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning book is fully revised with updated information on range and status of all the species. Meant to be a user-friendly and travel-ready resource, the guide provides an overview of each species with data on body type, size, color, behavior, habitat, and more. Maps detail range and migration patterns while full color photos accompany each entry. A glossary, introduction to mammal types, and naming chart make recognizing the different Alaska mammals easy and accessible. In addition to the extensive photographs, the book includes Pieter Folkens's highly accurate illustrations to assist in precise identification. The book itself is a rugged tool that is waterproof and spiral bound, encouraging readers to get out and start spotting fascinating Alaska creatures from land or from sea., The authoritative book on Alaska marine life, "Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska"is a clear and concise look at all twenty-nine of Alaska s mammal species, including whales, dolphins, seals, walrus, and polar bears. Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning book is fully revised with updated information on range and status of all the species. Meant to be a user-friendly and travel-ready resource, the guide provides an overview of each species with data on body type, size, color, behavior, habitat, and more. Maps detail range and migration patterns while full color photos accompany each entry. A glossary, introduction to mammal types, and naming chart make recognizing the different Alaska mammals easy and accessible. In addition to the extensive photographs, the book includes Pieter Folkens s highly accurate illustrations to assist in precise identification. The book itself is a rugged tool that is waterproof and spiral bound, encouraging readers to get out and start spotting fascinating Alaska creatures from land or from sea."

Illustrated byFolkens, Pieter