The Bowhead Whale: Balaena Mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions

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J.C. George (Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA) J.G.M. Thewissen (Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, USA)

The Bowhead Whale

Balaena Mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions

J.C. George (Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA), J.G.M. Thewissen (Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, USA), J.C. George (Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA) , J.C. George (Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA)

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Academic Press Inc
16 September 2020

Animals & society; Marine biology; Zoology & animal sciences; Animal husbandry

The Bowhead Whale: Balaena mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions covers bowhead biology from their anatomy and behavior, to conservation, distribution, ecology and evolution. The book also discusses the biological and physical aspects of the Arctic ecosystem in which these whales live, with careful attention paid to the dramatic changes taking place. A special section of the book describes the interactions of humans with bowheads in past and present, focusing on their importance to Indigenous communities and the challenges regarding entanglement in fishing gear, industrial noise and ship strikes.

This volume brings together the knowledge of bowheads in one place for easy reference for scientists that study the species, marine mammal biologists, but, equally important, for everyone who is interested in the Arctic.

Edited by: J.C. George (Department of Wildlife Management North Slope Borough Utqiagvik Alaska USA), J.G.M. Thewissen (Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, USA), J.C. George (Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA), J.C. George (Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA), J.G.M. Thewissen (Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 1.430kg
ISBN: 9780128189696
ISBN 10: 012818969X
Pages: 668
Publication Date: 16 September 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Craighead ‘Craig’ George Ph.D. is a wildlife biologist who has lived in the Arctic and studied bowhead whales for 40 years. He has published more than 50 scientific papers on the species, on topics ranging from their physiology and reproduction, to their migratory pathways, and their behavior. He is a leading specialist on issues relating to conservation and management of bowhead populations and has served as a member of the US delegation of the International Whaling Commission. He is keenly involved in issues related to subsistence hunting of whales by Indigenous peoples, and the traditional knowledge that these cultures have of whale biology. J. G. M. ‘Hans’ Thewissen studies the evolution, anatomy and embryology of marine mammals, and has travelled the world to study fossil and living whales. His work with the sense organs of modern whales explores the impact of global change on marine mammal populations. He co-edited the three editions of Elsevier’s Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals and wrote a popular book on whale evolution: The Walking Whales.