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Whales and dolphins : cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions
Title
Whales and dolphins : cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions / edited by Philippa Brakes and Mark Peter Simmonds.
ISBN
1299869173
1315871092
1317974689
9781299869172
9781315871097
9781317974680
1849712247
1849712255
9781849712248
9781849712255
Publication
London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxvii, 220 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement. They are the most conspicuous ambassadors for entire marine ecosystems and possibly even for the biosphere as a whole. Concurrent with our realisation of impending threats to their environment is a growing scientific understanding of the social and cognitive complexity of many of these species. This book brings together experts in the relevant diverse fields of cetacean research, to provide authoritative descriptions of our current knowledge of the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins. The authors consider this new information in the context of how different human cultures from around the world view cetaceans and their protection, including attitudes to whaling. They show how new information on issues such as cetacean intelligence, culture and the ability to suffer, warrants a significant shift in global perceptions of this group of animals and how these changes might be facilitated to improve conservation and welfare approaches"--Publisher's description
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Whales and dolphins
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Why whales, why now? / Philippa Brakes
Impressions : whales and human relationships in myth, tradition and law / Stuart Harrop
Whales of the Pacific / Viliamu Iese and Cara Miller
The journey towards whale conservation in Latin America / Miguel Iñíguez
Whales and the USA / Naomi A. Rose [and others]
Whales in the balance : to touch or to kill? A view of Caribbean attitudes towards whales / Nathalie Ward
The British and the whales / Mark Peter Simmonds
Whales in Norway / Siri Martinsen
Of whales, whaling and whale watching in Japan : a conversation / Jun Morikawa and Erich Hoyt
A contemporary view of the International Whaling Commission / Richard Cowan
The nature of whales and dolphins / Liz Slooten
Brain structure and intelligence in cetaceans / Lori Marino
Communication / Paul Spong
Lessons from dolphins / Toni Frohoff
Highly interactive behaviour of inquisitive dwarf minke whales / Alastair Birtles and Arnold Mangott
The cultures of whales and dolphins / Hal Whitehead
Whales and dolphins on a rapidly changing planet / Mark Peter Simmonds and Philippa Brakes
From conservation to protection : charting a new conservation ethic for cetaceans / Philippa Brakes and Claire Bass
What is it like to be a dolphin? / Thomas I. White
Thinking whales and dolphins / Philippa Brakes and Mark Peter Simmonds.
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