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Gray Whale: Eschrichtius Robustus

Table of Contents

Contributors.

Preface.

Introduction.

Evolution, Fossils, and Subfossil Remains:

The Fossil Record and Phyletic Relationships of Gray Whales, L.G. Barnes and S.A. McLeod.

Atlantic Gray Whales, J.G. Mead and E.D. Mitchell.

Historical Relationships and Exploitation:

History of Gray Whales in Japan, H. Omura.

Aboriginal Whaling from the Aleutian Islands to Washington State, B.L. O'Leary.

Gray Whales and the Aborigines of the Pacific Northwest: The History of Aboriginal Whaling, I.I. Krupnick.

Shore Whaling for Gray Whales along the Coast of the Californias, H. Sayers.

Nineteenth Century Gray Whaling: Grounds, Catches and Kills, Practices and Depletion of the Whale Population, D.A. Henderson.

Modern Commercial Pelagic Whaling for Gray Whales, R.R. Reeves.

Demography, Distribution, and Migration:

Assessing Gray Whale Abundance: A Review, Stephen B. Reilly.

Census of Gray Whales at Unimak Pass, Alaska: November-December 1977-1979, D.J. Rugh.

Distribution and Migration of Gray Whales in Alaska, H.W. Braham.

Gray Whales off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, J.D. Darling.

Gray Whale Migrations along the Oregon Coast, 1978-1981, D.L. Herzing and B.R. Mate.

Demography and Phenology of Gray Whales and Evaluation of Whale-Watching Activities in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico, M.L. Jones and S.L. Swartz.

Reoccupation of Laguna Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico, by Gray Whales, P.J. Bryant, C.M. Lafferty, and S.K. Lafferty.

Migration Corridors of Gray Whales along the Central California Coast, 1980-1982, M.M. Poole.

Soviet Studies of the Distribution and Numbers of the Gray Whale in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, from 1968 to 1982, A.A. Berzin.

Biology and Behavior:

A Review of Gray Whale Feeding Ecology, M. Nerini.

Foraging of the Gray Whale along the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, L.D. Murison, D.J. Murie, K.R. Morin and J. da Silva Curiel.

A Review of Russian Research on the Biology and Commercial Whaling of the Gray Whale, A.V. Yablokov and L.S. Bogoslovskaya.

Investigations of Gray Whales Taken in the Chukchi Coastal Waters, U.S.S.R., S. A. Blokhin.

Sound Production by the Gray Whale and Ambient Noise Levels in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico, M.E. Dahlheim, H.D. Fisher and J.D. Schempp.

Gray Whales in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas: Distribution and Sound Production, S.E. Moore and D.K. Ljungblad.

Dive Characteristics and Movements of Radio-Tagged Gray Whales in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, J.T. Harvey and B.R. Mate.

Ocean Movements of Radio-Tagged Gray Whales, B.R. Mate and J.T. Harvey.

Index.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780123891808
Subtitle:
Eschrichtius Robustus
Edited:
Jones, Mary Lou
Author:
Leatherwood, Swartz, Jones, Mary Lou, Steven, Stephen
Author:
Leatherwood, Swartz, Jones, Mary Lou, Steven L., Stephen
Author:
wood, Leather, Swartz, Jones, Mary Lou, Steven L., Stephen
Edited:
Swartz, Steven
Edited:
Leatherwood, Stephen
Publisher:
Academic Press
Location:
Orlando, Fla. :
Subject:
Whaling
Subject:
Gray whale
Subject:
Whaling -- Pacific Coast (North America)
Subject:
Marine Biiology
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographies and index.
Series Volume:
v. 49
Publication Date:
19841028
Binding:
Hardback
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
600
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in
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