Biology, Ecology and Current Status of Humpback Dolphins, Genus Sousa

Biology, Ecology and Current Status of Humpback Dolphins, Genus Sousa is part of Advances in Marine Biology, a series that has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 - more than 50 years of outstanding coverage from a reference that is well known for its contents and editing. This latest addition to the series includes updates on many topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography. Specialty areas for the series include marine science, both applied and basic, a wide range of topical areas from all corners of marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries management, and molecular biology, and the full range of geographic areas from polar seas to tropical coral reefs. Reviews articles on the latest advances in marine biologyIncludes updates on many topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography Authored by leading figures in their respective fields of study Presents materials that are widely used by managers, students, and academic professionals in the marine sciences INDICE: 1. Humpback Dolphins: A brief introduction to the genus Sousa 2. Assessment of the conservation status of Sousa teuszii using the IUCN Red List Criteria 3. A review of the distributional ecology of the Atlantic humpback dolphin 4. Assessment of the conservation status of Sousa plumbea using the IUCN Red List Criteria 5. Assessment of the conservation status of South African Sousa plumbea using the IUCN Red List criteria 6. The natural history of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa plumbea) in South African waters 7. Ecology and conservation of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins in Madgascar 8. A review of the status of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins in Pakistan 9. The ecology of humpback dolphins in Indian waters 10. Re-Assessment of the Conservation Status of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Using the IUCN Red List Criteria 11. Humpback Dolphins in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta:  Status, threats, and conservation challenges 12. Biology and conservation of the Taiwanese humpback dolphin subspecies, Sousa chinensis taiwanensis 13. Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins in Borneo: A review of current knowledge 14. A review of the behavioral ecology of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong 15. Assessment of the conservation status of Sousa sahulensis using the IUCN Red List Criteria 16. An investigation of the use of dorsal fin characteristics as a predictor of sex in Australian humpback dolphins 17. Australian humpback dolphins of the wild West: current knowledge and future management 18. Observations on Sousa sahulensis in waters of Papua New Guinea 19. Effects of human activities on the behavior of humpback dolphins: A review 20. Detection of biomarkers of contaminant exposure in Australian humpback dolphins

• ISBN: 978-0-12-803258-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 318
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés