Cetacean Behavior: Mechanisms and Functions

By Louis M. Herman

A broad review of established and entirely new data on the behavior of marine mammals, particularly dolphins. Includes hearing and vision; adaptive coloration; cetacean communication, language, and mating systems; effect of the cetacean school on the individual; behavioral contrasts and comparisons between species in controlled settings such as oceanariums; and learning, memory, communication, and language learning ability in dolphins. Includes numerous graphs, tables, and photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047137315X
• ISBN13: 9780471373155
• Release Date: November 1980
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 463 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.