Whales and dolphins : cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions / edited by Philippa Brakes and Mark Peter Simmonds

Published: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.
Physical Description: xxvii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: Brakes, Philippa and Simmonds, Mark P.

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Machine generated contents note: 1.Why Whales, Why Now? / Philippa Brakes -- pt. I WHALES IN HUMAN CULTURES -- 2.Impressions: Whales and Human Relationships in Myth, Tradition and Law / Stuart Harrop -- 3.Whales of the Pacific / Cara Miller -- 4.The Journey Towards Whale Conservation in Latin America / Miguel Iniguez -- 5.Whales and the USA / E. C. M. Parsons -- 6.Whales in the Balance: To Touch or to Kill? A View of Caribbean Attitudes towards Whales / Nathalie Ward -- 7.The British and the Whales / Mark Peter Simmonds -- 8.Whales in Norway / Siri Martinsen -- 9.Of Whales, Whaling and Whale Watching in Japan: A Conversation / Erich Hoyt -- 10.A Contemporary View of the International Whaling Commission / Richard Cowan -- pt. II THE NATURE OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS -- 11.The Nature of Whales and Dolphins / Liz Slooten -- 12.Brain Structure and Intelligence in Cetaceans / Lori Marino -- 13.Communication / Paul Spong -- 14.Lessons from Dolphins / Toni Frohoff -- 15.Highly Interactive Behaviour of Inquisitive Dwarf Minke Whales / Arnold Mangott -- 16.The Cultures of Whales and Dolphins / Hal Whitehead -- pt. III NEW INSIGHTS---NEW CHALLENGES -- 17.Whales and Dolphins on a Rapidly Changing Planet / Philippa Brakes -- 18.From Conservation to Protection: Charting a New Conservation Ethic for Cetaceans / Claire Bass -- 19.What is it Like to Be a Dolphin? / Thomas I. White -- 20.Thinking Whales and Dolphins / Mark Peter Simmonds.

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9781849712248 (hb)
1849712247 (hb)
9781849712255 (pb)
1849712255 (pb)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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