Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions (Earthscan Oceans)

Philippa Brakes, Mark Peter Simmonds

ISBN 10: 1849712247 / ISBN 13: 9781849712248

Edité par Routledge 2011-04-30, 2011

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• Titre: Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions (Earthscan Oceans)
• Éditeur: Routledge 2011-04-30
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1849712247
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781849712248
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement. This book brings together experts in the relevant diverse fields of cetacean research, to provide authoritative descriptions of our current knowledge of the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins.

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Philippa Brakes is a marine biologist, specialising in marine mammal welfare and the ethical issues associated with our interactions with cetaceans and their environments. She has served as an expert on cetacean welfare issues and whaling policy with the New Zealand Government delegation to the International Whaling Commission, as well as serving as an informal adviser to other Government and non-Government delegations; as a lecturer in Zoological Conservation Management; as Marine Advisor to the RSCPA; and as the Curator of a British Zoological Gardens.

Mark Peter Simmonds is an environmental scientist specialising in the problems facing marine mammals in the 21st century. He is currently the International Director of Science at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.