| | The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins |  | Author: Stephen Leatherwood
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1933504
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 302
ISBN: 087156341X
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.5
EAN: 9780871563415
ASIN: 087156341X
Publication Date: August 12, 1983
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a good, concise guide to cetaceans of the world February 8, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Not a particularly good field guide, as all cetacean genera and species are covered. I grab this book quite frequently when refreshing my mind on the distribution and distinguishing characteristics of a cetacean outside my field of expertise. For those interested in even more meaty fare, pick up Richard Ellis' 'The Book of Whales' and 'Dolphins and Porpoises'. Both books are must have additions to the serious cetologist's book shelf. My field guide of choice for North Pacific field study: Leatherwood et. al. 'Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Eastern North Pacific and Adjacent Arctic Waters: A guide to their Identification'.
Excellent handbook guide to the group May 16, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This handbook literally covers the globe in terms of this group. Since there are relatively few living species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises a single handbook can cover them all, and I believe that this one does. There is a map of the world in the book that divides the oceans into 8 zones for convenience in discussing geographic ranges of the animals covered in the text. The book includes overview material on the ecology and natural history of these animals in general. It also has a section dedicated to each individual species. Each species section includes an extremely nice painting of the animal, BW photographs, a narative description of the animal, and information on the animal's range, behavior, natural history, and conservation status. Overall an excellent handbook on the cetacea.
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