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- catalog abstract "Famed 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.".
- catalog contributor b12911902.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Famed 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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-415) and index.".
- catalog description "The sperm whale: an animal of extremes -- The oceanic habitat of the sperm whale -- The sperm whale: on the move through an ocean -- Sperm whale populations -- Sperm whale behavior and vocalizations -- Sperm whale societies -- Sperm whale cultures -- Social and cultural evolution in the ocean -- Sperm whales and the future -- Appendix: How we study the sperm whale.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 431 :".
- catalog identifier "0226895173 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0226895181 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog subject "599.5/47 21".
- catalog subject "QL737.C435 W465 2003".
- catalog subject "Sperm whale.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The sperm whale: an animal of extremes -- The oceanic habitat of the sperm whale -- The sperm whale: on the move through an ocean -- Sperm whale populations -- Sperm whale behavior and vocalizations -- Sperm whale societies -- Sperm whale cultures -- Social and cultural evolution in the ocean -- Sperm whales and the future -- Appendix: How we study the sperm whale.".
- catalog title "Sperm whales : social evolution in the ocean / Hal Whitehead.".
- catalog type "text".