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The authoritative book on Alaska marine life, Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska is a clear and concise look at all twenty-nine of Alaska’s mammal species, including whales, dolphins, seals, walrus, and polar bears. Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning book is fully revised with updated information on range and status of all the species.
Meant to be a user-friendly and travel-ready resource, the guide provides an overview of each species with data on body type, size, color, behavior, habitat, and more. Maps detail range and migration patterns while full color photos accompany each entry. A glossary, introduction to mammal types, and naming chart make recognizing the different Alaska mammals easy and accessible. In addition to the extensive photographs, the book includes Pieter Folkens’s highly accurate illustrations to assist in precise identification.
The book itself is a rugged tool that is waterproof and spiral bound, encouraging readers to get out and start spotting fascinating Alaska creatures from land or from sea.
Meant to be a user-friendly and travel-ready resource, the guide provides an overview of each species with data on body type, size, color, behavior, habitat, and more. Maps detail range and migration patterns while full color photos accompany each entry. A glossary, introduction to mammal types, and naming chart make recognizing the different Alaska mammals easy and accessible. In addition to the extensive photographs, the book includes Pieter Folkens’s highly accurate illustrations to assist in precise identification.
The book itself is a rugged tool that is waterproof and spiral bound, encouraging readers to get out and start spotting fascinating Alaska creatures from land or from sea.
Price: £22.95
Pages: 80
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Imprint: Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Publication Date:
15 March 2013
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.75 in
ISBN: 9781566121675
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
Kate Wynne is professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and is the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program’s marine mammal specialist.
Preface
Using This Book to Identify Marine Mammals
What Are Marine Mammals?
Marine Adaptations
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Cetaceans
Family Characteristics of Alaska Cetaceans
Morphology of Cetaceans
Common Cetaceans of Alaska
Bowhead Whale
North Pacific Right Whale
Blue Whale
Fin Whale
Sei Whale
Minke Whale
Humpback Whale
Gray Whale
Sperm Whale
Beluga
Baird’s Beaked (Bottlenose) Whale
Cuvier’s Beaked (Goosebeak) Whale
Stejneger’s (Bering Sea) Beaked Whale
Killer Whale (Orca)
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
Dall’s Porpoise
Harbor Porpoise
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walrus: Pinnipeds
Family Characteristics of Alaska Pinnipeds
Morphology of Pinnipeds
Common Pinnipeds of Alaska
Steller (Northern) Sea Lion
California Sea Lion
Northern Fur Seal
Northern Elephant Seal
Bearded Seal
Harbor Seal
Ribbon Seal
Spotted (Largha) Seal
Ringed Seal
Pacific Walrus
Marine Fissipeds
Other Mammals
Polar Bear
Sea Otter
Terms Used in This Guide
Marine Mammal Names
Using This Book to Identify Marine Mammals
What Are Marine Mammals?
Marine Adaptations
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Cetaceans
Family Characteristics of Alaska Cetaceans
Morphology of Cetaceans
Common Cetaceans of Alaska
Bowhead Whale
North Pacific Right Whale
Blue Whale
Fin Whale
Sei Whale
Minke Whale
Humpback Whale
Gray Whale
Sperm Whale
Beluga
Baird’s Beaked (Bottlenose) Whale
Cuvier’s Beaked (Goosebeak) Whale
Stejneger’s (Bering Sea) Beaked Whale
Killer Whale (Orca)
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
Dall’s Porpoise
Harbor Porpoise
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walrus: Pinnipeds
Family Characteristics of Alaska Pinnipeds
Morphology of Pinnipeds
Common Pinnipeds of Alaska
Steller (Northern) Sea Lion
California Sea Lion
Northern Fur Seal
Northern Elephant Seal
Bearded Seal
Harbor Seal
Ribbon Seal
Spotted (Largha) Seal
Ringed Seal
Pacific Walrus
Marine Fissipeds
Other Mammals
Polar Bear
Sea Otter
Terms Used in This Guide
Marine Mammal Names