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Field guide to marine mammals of the Pacific Coast : Baja, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia
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Field guide to marine mammals of the Pacific Coast : Baja, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia

Author: Sarah G Allen; Joseph Mortenson; Sophie Webb
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Series: California natural history guides, 100.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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From gray whales giving birth in the lagoons of Baja California to sea otters nestled in kelp beds off California to killer whales living around Vancouver Island - this spectacular stretch of the Pacific Coast boasts one of the most abundant populations of sea mammals on earth. This handy interpretive field guide describes the 45 whales, dolphins, seals, and otters that are resident in, migrate through, or forage  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Identification
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Sarah G Allen; Joseph Mortenson; Sophie Webb
ISBN: 9780520265448 0520265440 9780520265455 0520265459
OCLC Number: 606760454
Description: xiii, 569 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
Contents: Marine habitat plates --
Evolution of sea mammals --
Marine mammal ecology --
Ocean ecosystems --
California current system --
Climate oscillations --
Ocean communities and ecoregions --
Marine mammals and humans --
Taxonomy --
Cetaceans: North Pacific Right whale --
Blue whale --
Fin whale --
Sei whale --
Bryde's whale --
Common Minke whale --
Humpback whale --
Gray whale --
Sperm whale --
Pygmy Sperm whale --
Dwarf Sperm whale --
Baird's beaked whale --
Cuvier's Beaked whale --
Blainville's Beaked whale --
Perrin's Beaked whale --
Hubbs' Beaked whale --
Pygmy Beaked whale --
Stejneger's Beaked whale --
Killer whale --
Short-finned Pilot whale --
False Killer whale --
Rough-toothed dolphin --
Pacific White-sided dolphin --
Risso's dolphin --
Common Bottlenose dolphin --
Pantropical Spotted dolphin --
Spinner dolphin --
Short-beaked Common dolphin --
Long-beaked Common dolphin --
Fraser's dolphin --
Northern Right Whale dolphin --
Dall's porpoise --
Harbor porpoise --
Carnivores: Stellar sea lion --
California sea lion --
Northern Fur seal --
Guadalupe Fur seal --
Harbor seal --
Northern Elephant seal --
Sea otter --
River otter.
Series Title: California natural history guides, 100.
Responsibility: Sarah G. Allen, Joe Mortenson ; illustrated by Sophie Webb.

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An interpretive field guide that describes the 45 whales, dolphins, seals, and otters that are resident in, migrate through, or forage from Baja in Mexico to British Columbia in Canada. It provides  Read more...
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"Handy, [with] rich species accounts... A must have for anyone interested in marine mammals!"--The Guardian "For the person who enjoys watching the creatures that inhabit our coastline, the mariner Read more...

 
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