Download or read book Humpback Whales of the South West Pacific written by Glenn Edney and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Movements of Humpback Whales Marked in the South West Pacific Ocean 1952 to 1962 written by W. H. Dawbin and published by . This book was released on 1964* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humpback Whales written by Rebecca E. Hirsch and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover what a humpback whale has in common with a gibbon or a caribou. Learn what sets a humpback whale apart from a hedgehog or a sloth. Readers will compare key traits of humpback whales—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other mammals. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.
Download or read book Whales and climate written by Jan-Olaf Meynecke and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spatial Ecology of Humpback Whales in the South Pacific written by Rebecca Elizabeth Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sensory Systems of Aquatic Mammals written by Ronald A. Kastelein and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Breath of a Whale written by Leigh Calvez and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ode to marine life and the natural world, from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Owls This “intimate and spirited” essay collection “offers us the whale watch most of us can only dream of” as they reveal the elusive lives of whales in the Pacific Ocean—home to orcas, humpbacks, blue, gray, and sperm whales (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus). Leigh Calvez has spent a dozen years researching, observing, and probing the lives of the giants of the deep. Here, she relates the stories of nature's most remarkable creatures, including the familial orcas in the waters of Washington State and British Columbia; the migratory humpbacks; the ancient, deep-diving blue whales, the largest animals on the planet. The lives of these whales are conveyed through the work of dedicated researchers who have spent decades tracking them along their secretive routes that extend for thousands of miles, gleaning their habits and sounds and distinguishing peculiarities. Calvez author invites the reader onto a small research catamaran maneuvering among 100-foot long blue whales off the coast of California; or to join the task of monitoring patterns of humpback whale movements at the ocean surface: tail throw, flipper slap, fluke up, or blow. To experience whales is breathtaking. To understand their lives deepens our connection with the natural world.
Download or read book Humpback Whale Migration written by Alexis Burling and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what causes humpback whales to migrate. Beautiful photos, fact-filled text, and helpful infographics help readers learn all about the science behind this phenomenon as well as ways that people study or protect it.
Download or read book Whales in the South Pacific written by New Zealand. Department of Conservation and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals written by William F. Perrin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 1355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 marine mammals. The latest information on the biology, ecology, anatomy, behavior and interactions with man is provided by a cast of expert authors – all presented in such detail and clarity to support both marine mammal specialists and the serious naturalist. Fully referenced throughout and with a fresh selection of the best color photographs available, the long-awaited second edition remains at the forefront as the go-to reference on marine mammals. More than 20% NEW MATERIAL includes articles on Climate Change, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Sociobiology, Habitat Use, Feeding Morphology and more Over 260 articles on the individual species with topics ranging from anatomy and behavior, to conservation, exploitation and the impact of global climate change on marine mammals New color illustrations show every species and document topical articles FROM THE FIRST EDITION “This book is so good...a bargain, full of riches...packed with fascinating up to date information. I recommend it unreservedly it to individuals, students, and researchers, as well as libraries." --Richard M. Laws, MARINE MAMMALS SCIENCE "...establishes a solid and satisfying foundation for current study and future exploration" --Ronald J. Shusterman, SCIENCE
Download or read book Humpback Whale written by Emily O'Keefe and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humpback whales use unique songs to communicate throughout the world's oceans. But whaling and other threats almost silenced humpback whales completely. Humpback Whales describes the characteristics of these animals and how bans on whale hunting and other efforts have helped save this distinctive species. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Humpback Whales written by Dianne M. MacMillan and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the characteristics, diet, location, life cycle, and behavior of humpback whales, including why they sing and how they perform such acrobatic jumps.
Download or read book Great Whales written by John Bannister and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2008-06-04 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whales are mysterious and fascinating creatures. Despite modern technology, their world is still largely unexplored and unknown. They can only be seen, or rather glimpsed, when they are near the sea surface, either from boats, or perhaps from shore, or underwater by divers. They also reach astonishing sizes – the blue whale, for example, can grow to 30 metres in length, equivalent to the height of a six-storey building, and can weigh more than 130 tonnes. Seven ‘Great Whales’ are found in the coastal waters surrounding Australia. These include six of the largest baleen whales – blue whale, fin whale, humpback whale, sei whale, Bryde’s whale and southern right whale – and the sperm whale, the largest toothed whale. This book provides a detailed account of these extraordinary mammals. As well as the seven Great Whales, a smaller species – the minke whale – is included because of its special interest to Australians. The book describes whales’ highly specialised mammalian structure and biology, and the history of people’s association with them, at first through legend and wonder, then whaling, and more recently whale watching. It also looks at their past and current status, and the conservation initiatives that are in place to protect them from existing or potential threats. With both historical and recent photographs, as well as an extensive glossary, Great Whales will be enjoyed by natural history enthusiasts, zoologists and students alike.
Download or read book Movement Ecology of Humpback Whales in the South Pacific written by Leena Riekkola and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determining the distribution, movements and habitat use of animals is fundamental to understanding their ecology and the development of effective conservation measures. However, studying animals that migrate thousands of kilometres and inhabit remote and inaccessible areas is extremely difficult, especially in the marine environment. The Oceania humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) population has been slow to recover from the effects of commercial whaling, and our understanding of what may influence this slow recovery has been limited by a lack of knowledge about the whales outside of their tropical breeding grounds. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the migratory movements, patterns of Antarctic feeding ground habitat use and energetics of Oceania humpback whales as they migrated from the South Pacific to the Southern Ocean. Satellite tags were deployed on 25 humpback whales on their southern migration past the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, in September and October 2015. Photo-identification and genetic data were collected to assign breeding ground origins and to determine the pregnancy rate and age-profile of the population. The whales’ migratory paths and behavioural states were investigated by applying a hierarchical state-space model to the satellite telemetry data. These data were used in linear mixed-effect models to elucidate ecological relationships between whale behaviour and the environment within the remote Southern Ocean feeding grounds. The tag data, and data from two whales tagged in east Australia, were also used to inform a bioenergetic model to estimate the relative energetic cost of different migratory routes and distances. The Kermadec Islands were an important aggregation point for Oceania’s humpback whales from a range of breeding grounds spanning ~3,500 km of ocean, almost the entire breeding ground range, as they migrated south to their Southern Ocean summer feeding grounds. The age profile of the whales (mean = 14 years) and a high (57%) pregnancy rate indicated a recovering population. The whales migrated to two key feeding areas, the Ross Sea and the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas (~2,000 km apart), the choice of which was influenced by the presence of a calf, as mothers with calves migrated a shorter distance to the Ross Sea region. There were marked differences in the environmental features between the two areas (e.g. oceanic vs near continental shelf) and consequently the whales used these areas differently. Overall, time lagged ice-edge dynamics were identified as a key environmental feature influencing the whales’ foraging behaviour, along with season and sea surface height. Whales with the longest migration distance migrated the fastest (97 km/day vs71 km/day) and had the highest cost of transport, but this was offset by energy savings in terms of daily maintenance costs by using 11% fewer days to complete the migration, suggesting that migration distance alone is not a limiting factor to population recovery. Whilst there is no doubt that a complex set of variables is affecting the Oceania humpback whale population recovery, the findings of this thesis have improved our understanding of the whales and their movement ecology once they depart from their breeding grounds. Furthermore, understanding the movement patterns and habitat use of this large predator also improves our knowledge of the remote Southern Ocean ecosystem and the changes occurring within it as a result of climate change. With such a wide geographic longitudinal range of feeding grounds (~4,000 km span) behavioural plasticity may play a critical role in the whales’ ability to adapt to the environmental changes, therefore affecting the species’ future recovery. This work further highlights the value of bio-logging in providing opportunities to advance ecological research.
Download or read book Humpback Whales written by Kris Hirschmann and published by Kidhaven. This book was released on 2003 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the physical features, environment, eating habits, life cycle of the humpback whale, as well as the dangers they face and their unique way of communicating.
Download or read book Humpback Whales written by Anna Claybourne and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's an animal lover's one-stop source for in-depth information on humpback whales! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about humpback whales, as well as maps, charts, and wonderful photographs of these fascinating creatures.
Download or read book Field Guide to the Humpback Whale written by Hannah J. Bernard and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
