Sperm Whales : Social Evolution in the Ocean by Hal Whitehead (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Sperm Whales : Social Evolution in the Ocean, Paperback by Whitehead, Hal, ISBN 0226895181, ISBN-13 9780226895185, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Whitehead (biology, Dalhousie U., Canada) uses statistical methodologies to explore the social behavior and cultural traits of sperm whales within the context of their evolutionary and ecological niche. He devotes separate chapters to the habitat, migratory patterns, population dynamics, behavior and vocalizations, social structures, and culture (differentiable behavior among groups). This material is then used to tease out some hypotheses about social and cultural evolution in the open ocean. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226895181

ISBN-139780226895185

eBay Product ID (ePID)2422182

Product Key Features

Number of Pages456 Pages

Publication NameSperm Whales : Social Evolution in the Ocean

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAnimals / Marine Life, Animals / Mammals, General

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

AuthorHal Whitehead

Subject AreaNature, Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight22.6 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-155088

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal599.5/47

SynopsisFamed 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 sixty-two feet and can weigh upwards of fifty tons. With this book, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture of the ecology and social life of sperm whales than we have ever had before. Based on almost two decades of field research, Whitehead describes their biology, behavior, and habitat; how they organize their societies; and how their complex lifestyles may have evolved in this unique environment. Among the many fascinating topics he explores is the crucial role that culture plays in the life of the sperm whale, and he traces the consequences of this argument for both evolution and conservation. Finally, drawing on these findings, Whitehead builds a general model of how the ocean environment influences social behavior and cultural evolution among mammals as well as other animals. The definitive portrait of a provocative creature, Sperm Whales will interest animal behaviorists, conservationists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists as well as marine mammalogists.

LC Classification NumberQL737.C435W465 2003