Bernd Würsig, his students, and postdocs have studied marine mammals and sea birds on all continents, with present work mainly on dusky dolphins in diverse habitats of New Zealand, and beleaguered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins of Hong Kong. His specialties are behavior and social strategies, especially as related to human disturbance. He has published and co-published about 180 peer review papers, over 50 popular articles, and 7 books. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Biology of Texas A&M University at Galveston.
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Télécharger le livre : Sex in Cetaceans
Dara N. Orbach , Bernd Würsig
Sex in Cetaceans
Sex in Cetaceans provides an up-to-date review of multi-faceted aspects related to mating and reproduction in toothed and baleen whales. This open access book begins with discussions of sexual selection and anatomical traits related to mating and diversity between the...
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Parution : 2023-09-25

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Télécharger le livre : Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators
Mridula Srinivasan , Bernd Würsig
Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators
The book offers a comparative look at the social strategies of five carnivorous social predators (four terrestrial and one marine) that make them successful hunting units.The focus is on mammalian predators hunting (largely) mammalian prey. Each chapter (with...
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Parution : 2023-09-18

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Télécharger le livre : Marine Mammals: the Evolving Human Factor
Giuseppe Notarbartolo Di Sciara , Bernd Würsig
Marine Mammals: the Evolving Human Factor
The seventh volume in the series “Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals” describes aspects of the often-complex relationship between humans and marine mammals. From a primeval condition of occasional predators, during the last century humans have become a...
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Parution : 2022-06-08

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Télécharger le livre : Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes
Bernd Würsig
Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes
This book concentrates on the marine mammalian group of Odontocetes, the toothed whales, dolphins, and porpoises. In 23 chapters, a total of 40 authors describe general patterns of ethological concepts of odontocetes in their natural environments, with a strong bent...
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Parution : 2019-08-02

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Télécharger le livre : Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
J.G.M. Thewissen , Kit M. Kovacs , Bernd Würsig
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Third Edition covers the ecology, behavior, conservation, evolution, form and function of whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, manatees, dugongs, otters and polar bears. This edition provides new content on anthropogenic concerns,...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2017-11-27

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Télécharger le livre : The Dusky Dolphin
Melany Wursig , Bernd Würsig
The Dusky Dolphin
The Dusky Dolphin: Master Acrobat Off Different Shores covers various topics about the dusky dolphin, including its taxonomy, history and demography, ecology, and behavior. After introducing the dusky dolphin as a member of the genus Lagenorhynchus under the family...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2009-07-17

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Télécharger le livre : Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
William F. Perrin , J.G.M. Thewissen , Bernd Würsig
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
This thorough revision of the classic Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals brings this authoritative book right up-to-date. Articles describe every species in detail, based on the very latest taxonomy, and a host of biological, ecological and sociological aspects relating to...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2009-02-26

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