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050 0 4 _aQL713
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100 1 _aDunn, John.
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245 1 0 _aBritain's Sea Mammals
_bWhales, Dolphins, Porpoises, and Seals and Where to Find Them.
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260 _aPrinceton :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c(c)2014.
300 _a1 online resource (129 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _adata file
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490 1 _aBritain's Wildlife
500 _aDescription based upon print version of record.
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505 0 0 _aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About this guide; The seas around Britain and Ireland; What is a marine mammal; Pinnipeds; Cetaceans; Marine mammal families; Observing marine mammals; Where and when to look; How to look; What to look for: identification; What to look for: behaviour; Where to watch Britain's marine mammals; Locations: Seals; Britain; Locations: Cetaceans; South West England; Wales; Ireland; North Sea coast; Orkney and Shetland; Western Scotland; BRITAIN'S SEA MAMMALS; BRITAIN'S SEALS; Common or Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina; Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
505 0 0 _aDifferentiating Common and Grey SealsRare seals; Walrus Odobenus rosmarus; Ringed Seal Phoca hispida; Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus; Harp Seal Phoca groenlandica; Hooded Seal Cystophora cristata; BRITAIN'S CETACEANS; Regularly occurring cetaceans; Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus; Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae; Killer Whale or Orca Orcinus orca; Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas; Short-beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis; Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus; Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus
505 0 0 _aAtlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutusWhite-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris; Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena; Deepwater cetaceans; Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis; Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus; Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus; Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris; Mesoplodon beaked whales; Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba; Rare cetaceans; North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis; Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus; Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps; Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima; Beluga Delphinapterus leucas
505 0 0 _aNarwhal Monodon monocerosFalse Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens; Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra; Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei; Threats and conservation Threats and conservation; Recording and getting involved; Stranded cetaceans and marine mammal rescue; Observation guidelines; Observation guidelines: seals --
_ton land; Observation guidelines: sea vessels --
_tat sea; Further reading; Useful addresses and web resources; Photographic and artwork credits; Acknowledgements; Index of English and scientific names
520 0 _aBritain's Sea Mammals is the essential field guide to all the sea mammals--whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals--found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, paying special attention to the 14 species most readily seen and most likely to be encountered. Factoring in behavior and locations, introductory chapters look at sea mammal biology and ecology, and how, when, and where these creatures can be spotted. Species accounts highlight key identification characteristic.
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650 4 _aMarine mammals.
650 4 _aWildlife watching.
650 0 _aMarine mammals
_zBritish Isles
_vIdentification.
650 0 _aMarine mammals
_zNorth Atlantic Ocean
_vIdentification.
650 0 _aWildlife watching
_zBritish Isles.
650 0 _aWildlife watching
_zNorth Atlantic Ocean.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
700 1 _aStill, Robert.
700 1 _aHarrop, Hugh.
856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=677966&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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