Hal Whitehead – författare
Visar alla böcker från författaren Hal Whitehead. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
5 produkter
Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins
Av Hal Whitehead, Luke Rendell
Häftad, 2015
290 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea sponges by the dolphins of Shark Bay, Australia, to protect their beaks while foraging for fish, we find clear examples of …
Cetacean Societies
Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales
Av Janet Mann, Richard C. Connor m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
1203 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Long-lived, slow to reproduce, and often hidden beneath the water's surface, whales and dolphins (cetaceans) have remained elusive subjects for scientific study even though they have fascinated humans for centuries. Until recently, much of what we knew about cetaceans came from commercial sources …
Sperm Whales
Social Evolution in the Ocean
Häftad, 2003, 0-3 år
411 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Famed in story as "the great leviathans" sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes. Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth. Males can reach a length of 62 feet and can weigh upwards of 50 tons. With this book, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture …
Analyzing Animal Societies
Quantitative Methods for Vertebrate Social Analysis
Häftad, 2008
411 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Animals lead rich social lives. They care for one another, compete for resources, and mate. Within a society, social relationships may be simple or complex and usually vary considerably, both between different groups of individuals and over time. These social systems are fundamental to biological …
Analyzing Animal Societies
Quantitative Methods for Vertebrate Social Analysis
E-bok, 2008
795 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Animals lead rich social lives. They care for one another, compete for resources, and mate. Within a society, social relationships may be simple or complex and usually vary considerably, both between different groups of individuals and over time. These social systems are fundamental to biological …
