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| The Bottlenose Dolphin: Biology and Conservation | 
| Authors: John E. Reynolds Iii, Samantha D. Eide, Randall S. Wells
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 752150
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0813017750
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.533
EAN: 9780813017754
ASIN: 0813017750
Publication Date: September 3, 2000
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Product Description
The Bottlenose Dolphin presents for the first time a comprehensive, colorfully illustrated, and concise overview of a species that has fascinated humans for at least 3,000 years. After reviewing historical myths and legends of the dolphin back to the ancient Greeks and discussing current human attitudes and interactions, the author replaces myths with facts -- up-to-date scientific assessment of dolphin evolution, behavior, ecology, morphology, reproduction, and genetics -- while also tackling the difficult issues of dolphin conservation and management. Although comprehensive enough to be of great value to professionals, educators, and students, the book is written in a manner that all dolphin lovers will enjoy. Randall Wells's anecdotes interspersed throughout the work offer a firsthand view of dolphin encounters and research based on three decades working with them. Color photographs and nearly 100 black and white illustrations, including many by National Geographic photographer Flip Nicklin, beautifully enhance the text. Readers of The Bottlenose Dolphin will better appreciate what dolphins truly are and do, as well as understand some of the controversies surrounding them. While raising compelling questions, the book provides a wealth of information on a legendary species that is loved and admired by many people.
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Great beginning overview! March 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book hoping to get a consolidated overview of the characteristics of bottlenose dolphins, and that's exactly what I got! I appreciated the concise descriptions of the dolphin's physical and behavioral adaptations that lead to a better understanding of the animal overall. I would recommend this book to anyone with a genuine interest in dolphins, conservation of the species, or anyone in the position of caring for this animals as a good resource to keep in their library.
Big brains in large bodies February 13, 2001
6 out of 20 found this review helpful
The collaborators who put this book together are dedicated scientists with years of experience in the field. I admire their work. But I find on thing missing from the discussion of brain versus body size. They establish ratios of brain to body size and declare this is one method of measuring the intelligence of the animal, i.e. the larger the brain is in relationship to the body, the smarter the animal is. But they do not explain why a large body needs a large brain. After all, whale sharks of the same size as sperm whales have brains smaller than your fist while the sperm whale brain is six times larger than the human brain. Perhaps it is the large brain which requires the large body. The laws of physics would prohibit a brain developing in a very small body. Necks breaking and cortical sheering would be a problem.
Excellent Information January 15, 2001
I have read through this book while doing some research on dolphins and marine mammal conservation and must say that this has some information that I could find nowhere else. This book hits on such a large variety of information relating to dolphin biology and conservation that I cannot believe that they fit it all into one book.
Samantha is great August 21, 2000
1 out of 29 found this review helpful
Good to see Samantha successful in life. I knew her back when she was a struggling student at Eckerd College.
Samantha July 28, 2000
1 out of 27 found this review helpful
She is very smart.
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