
The Bowhead Whale
Balaena Mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions
Description
Key Features
- Presents the only current book dedicated to this species
- Includes short, high-impact chapters that make it possible to review all bowhead biology in one compact volume
- Illustrated with never-before published photos of bowheads in their natural environment
- Provides a platform for an in-depth understanding of indigenous whaling
Readership
Researchers and academics in marine and conservation biology, specifically those targeting marine mammal research and species management
Table of Contents
Section I: Basic Biology
1. Higher-Level Phylogeny of Baleen Whales
2. Fossil Record
3. The Stocks of Bowheads
4. Distribution and behavior of Bering-Beaufort-Chukchi bowhead whales as inferred by telemetry
5. Distribution, migrations and ecology of the populations in the Atlantic and the Okhotsk Sea
6. Abundance
7. Life History, Growth, and Form
8. Prenatal Development
9. Anatomy of skull and mandible
10. Postcranial skeleton and musculature
11. Hematology, Serum- , and Urine Composition
12. Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System
13. Female and Male Reproduction
14. Anatomy and Function of Feeding
15. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems
16. Thermoregulation and Energetics
17. Brain
18. Sensory Systems
19. Endocrinology and Blubber Physiology
20. Molecular Insights into the Derived Anatomy and Physiology of Bowhead Whales
21. Age Estimation
22. Acoustic behavior
23. Bowhead whale behavior: Natural and potentially disturbed
24. Ecological Variation in the Western Beaufort SeaSection II: The Bowhead Ecosystem
25. The Physical Oceanographic Setting of Bowhead Whale Habitat
26. Biological Environment of Bowhead Whale Habitats
27. Bowhead whale ecology in changing high-latitude ecosystems
28. Diet and Prey
29. Predators Impacts of Predation
30. Diseases and ParasitesSection III: Interactions with Humans
31. Whaling in Indigenous Cultures of the Arctic
32. Current Indigenous Whaling
33. Commercial Whaling in Historical Times
34. The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Research and Management of the Bowhead Whale
35. Effects of noise
36. Fishing gear Entanglement and Vessel Collisions
37. Contaminants
38. Conservation and Management
39. Past, Present, and Future
Product details
- No. of pages: 668
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2020
- Published: September 11, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128189702
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128189696