Description
The only book dedicated to the mysterious beaked whale, this beautiful volume combines full-color illustrations with fascinating facts.
About the Author
Richard Ellis is a naturalist and world-renowned marine painter. He is the author of numerous books, including Monsters of the Sea: The History, Natural History, and Mythology of the Oceans' Most Fantastic Creatures and The Great Sperm Whale: A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature. James G. Mead is curator emeritus of marine mammals at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. He is considered the world expert on beaked whales.
Reviews
Features descriptive guides to each of the species, wonderfully adorned by Ellis's paintings of the males, followed by a broadly based account of the biology of the group as a whole and of the threats these enigmatic creatures currently face.
-TLS
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and general readers.
-Ellis
This is a nice book for anyone with a strong interest in whales.
-Wildlife Activist
Beaked Whales: a Complete Guide to their Biology and Conservation is an excellent overview of an elusive family of cetaceans that blends two disciplines - natural art and natural history - to achieve ambitious objectives. It is a book for those interested in marine biology at an entry level, yet specialists should purchase a copy to better understand how innovative composition and a creative angle can better communicate contemporary research and species information.
-Journal of Natural History
Not only does it provide a concise overview of beaked whales as a group, it presents clear and easy-to-understand information - in some cases quite possibly even everything known - about each species in this elusive group of marine mammals.
-The Well-Read Naturalist
The book is both a comprehensive guide to beaked whale biology and conservation and an entertaining read that could be of interest to a broad audience regardless of its scientific background.
-Irina S. Trukhanova, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA, Conservation Biology
Book Information
ISBN 9781421421827
Author Richard Ellis
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 748g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 20mm