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The Bowhead Whale

Balaena Mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Elsevier Science | e druk, 2020
ISBN13: 9780128189696
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Elsevier Science e druk, 2020 9780128189696
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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.

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ISBN13:9780128189696
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden

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<p>Section I: Basic Biology<br>1. Higher-Level Phylogeny of Baleen Whales<br>2. Fossil Record<br>3. The Stocks of Bowheads<br>4. Distribution and behavior of Bering-Beaufort-Chukchi bowhead whales as inferred by telemetry<br>5. Distribution, migrations and ecology of the populations in the Atlantic and the Okhotsk Sea<br>6. Abundance<br>7. Life History, Growth, and Form<br>8. Prenatal Development<br>9. Anatomy of skull and mandible<br>10. Postcranial skeleton and musculature<br>11. Hematology, Serum- , and Urine Composition<br>12. Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System<br>13. Female and Male Reproduction<br>14. Anatomy and Function of Feeding<br>15. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems<br>16. Thermoregulation and Energetics<br>17. Brain<br>18. Sensory Systems<br>19. Endocrinology and Blubber Physiology<br>20. Molecular Insights into the Derived Anatomy and Physiology of Bowhead Whales<br>21. Age Estimation <br>22. Acoustic behavior<br>23. Bowhead whale behavior: Natural and potentially disturbed<br>24. Ecological Variation in the Western Beaufort Sea</p> <p>Section II: The Bowhead Ecosystem<br>25. The Physical Oceanographic Setting of Bowhead Whale Habitat<br>26. Biological Environment of Bowhead Whale Habitats<br>27. Bowhead whale ecology in changing high-latitude ecosystems<br>28. Diet and Prey<br>29. Predators Impacts of Predation<br>30. Diseases and Parasites </p> <p>Section III: Interactions with Humans<br>31. Whaling in Indigenous Cultures of the Arctic<br>32. Current Indigenous Whaling<br>33. Commercial Whaling in Historical Times<br>34. The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Research and Management of the Bowhead Whale<br>35. Effects of noise<br>36. Fishing gear Entanglement and Vessel Collisions <br>37. Contaminants<br>38. Conservation and Management <br>39. Past, Present, and Future</p>
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