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The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin by Norris, Kenneth S. ;Wursig, Bernd ;Wells, Randall S. ;Wursig, Melany is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Twenty years in the making by a distinguished dolphin expert and his associates, __The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin__ is the first comprehensive scientific natural history of a dolphin species ever written. From their research camp at Kealakeakua Bay in Hawaii, these scientists followed a population of wild spinner dolphins by radiotracking their movements and, with the use of a windowed underwater vessel, observing the details of their underwater social life. The authors begin with a description of the spinner dolphin species, its morphology and systematics, and then examine the ocean environment, the organization of dolphin populations, and the way this school-based society of mammals uses shorelines for rest and instruction of the young. The dolphins' reproductive cycle, their vision, vocalization, hearing, breathing, and feeding, and the integration of the school are carefully analyzed. The authors conclude with a comprehensive evolutionary analysis of this marine cultural system, with its behavioral flexibility and high levels of cooperation. This absorbing book is the richest source available of new scientific insights about the lives of wild dophins and how their societies evolv

Who reads The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin?

Author

Norris, Kenneth S. ;Wursig, Bernd ;Wells, Randall S. ;Wursig, Melany

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520913547

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Nature, Science, Stem