| Description |
xxiii, 431 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue: Observations of Sperm Whale Societies -- 1. The Sperm Whale: An Animal of Extremes -- 2. The Oceanic Habitat of the Sperm Whale -- 3. The Sperm Whale: On the Move Through an Ocean -- 4. Sperm Whale Populations -- 5. Sperm Whale Behavior and Vocalizations -- 6. Sperm Whale Societies -- 7. Sperm Whale Cultures -- 8. Social and Cultural Evolution in the Ocean -- 9. Sperm Whales and the Future -- App. How We Study the Sperm Whale |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-415) and index |
| Subject |
Sperm whale.
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| LC no. |
2002155088 |
| ISBN |
0226895173 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226895181 paperback alkaline paper |
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