Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, text illustrations. WAS $40. John Bannister is a leading expert on the large whales of southern waters and has published on Sperm, Humpbacked and right whales. Seven 'great whales' are found in Australian coastal waters including six of..... More
Perth: WA Museum, 1995. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2016. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. From swimming alongside our boats to lurking alone in the shadowy waters of remote seas, seals have long interacted with humans and played a part in our history. In this book, Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history of..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1997. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. WAS $50. A compilation of research papers from leading marine mammal scientists examining trends in marine mammal studies. 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
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. WAS $28. Traces the lives of gray whales during their migrations between Alaska and Mexico, from their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea to winter birthing lagoons in Baja, examining their rich history including the conflict between..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, photographs and illustrations, softcover. Reaktion Animal Series. Despite our familiarity with dolphins, many people remain ill-informed about how they evolved, how they function and how they have interacted with humans for millennia. This book dives into the dolphin's zoology, as well as its social and..... 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