Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. WAS $82.50. Despite strong public interest in marine mammals and the incredible popularity of whale watching, particularly in the North Atlantic, many marine mammal populations remain little known. This fully illustrated book is a comprehensive and attractive guide..... More
London: The Natural History Press, 2006. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, line drawings. WAS $40. This book explores the fates of whales and dolphins and how they became intertwined with human history. The story begins over 1000 years ago when hunters first took up harpoons and went to sea in search..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. With their prominent tusks and distinctive whiskers, these odd-looking but charismatic animals have long held a crucial place in the lives and folklore of Arctic indigenous cultures, both as a vital food source and as a part of traditional..... More
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2002. Quarto, publisher's cloth. WAS $150. This volume focuses upon cell and molecular biology of aquatic mammals. Methods being used to explore marine mammal biology are discussed, such as genetic tracing of subpopulations of whales and seals by DNA fingerprinting, and use of immune system..... More
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 1999. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Taking an integrated approach to the biology of marine carnivores twenty-two prominent researchers compare marine mammals with one another and with terrestrial animals, providing a framework for fundamental biological and ecological concepts. They describe functional morphology, sensory systems..... More