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The Bowhead Whale

Balaena Mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions

JC George editor JGM Thewissen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Published:16th Sep '20

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The Bowhead Whale: Balaena mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions covers bowhead biology from their anatomy and behavior, to conservation, distribution, ecology and evolution. The book also discusses the biological and physical aspects of the Arctic ecosystem in which these whales live, with careful attention paid to the dramatic changes taking place. A special section of the book describes the interactions of humans with bowheads in past and present, focusing on their importance to Indigenous communities and the challenges regarding entanglement in fishing gear, industrial noise and ship strikes. This volume brings together the knowledge of bowheads in one place for easy reference for scientists that study the species, marine mammal biologists, but, equally important, for everyone who is interested in the Arctic.

ISBN: 9780128189696

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1430g

668 pages