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| Guide To Marine Mammals of Alaska, Third Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Kate Wynne
Creator: Pieter Folkens
Publisher: Alaska Sea Grant
Category: Book
Buy New: $25.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 743603
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Spiral-bound
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 1566121213
Dewey Decimal Number: 599
EAN: 9781566121217
ASIN: 1566121213
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Product Description
Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska is the only book that exclusively covers all 29 marine mammal species of Alaska. Each whale, porpoise, dolphin, seal, sea lion, walrus, sea otter, and polar bear is described and illustrated. Color photos and surface profile drawings show Alaska marine mammals and compare similar species, and color range maps show distribution. Mammal characteristics and descriptions are presented in a format that allows fast, accurate identification at sea. The 80-page, richly illustrated book is printed on durable water-resistant paper, and is spiral bound to give years of service outdoors and in the office, classroom, and home. The 2007 (third) edition of this award-winning book has been brought up to date with the latest range and status information, and features outstanding artwork and 25 new photos.
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| Customer Reviews:
 An excellent guide to the marine mammals of Alaska January 28, 2007
I have found this book to be the most useful field guide to the marine mammals of Alaska. The book is compact and easy to use for the quick identification of animals. Any species not in this book are simply unlikely to be seen.
 INCOMPLETE:useful for the most common cetaceans in Alaska February 7, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have examined this field guide, but find no place for this on my reference shelf. Although user-friendly, this is an incomplete field guide. A number of whale/dolphin genera/species which occur in Alaskan waters are excluded. Although missing from this field guide, I have personally observed northern right whale dolphin and short-finned pilot whales in the Gulf of Alaska during research cruises. Risso's dolphin and false killer whale have been recorded from Alaskan waters and are also excluded from this book. A number of other ceteceans (especially Kogia spp, Stenella coeruleoalba, and several other Mesoplodon spp. especially M. carlhubsii) are potential accidentals in Alaskan waters during warm-water incursions and these are also ignored. Please consider purchase of a complete guide to cetacean identification instead. Try Leatherwood et al.'s "Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Eastern North Pacific and Adjacent Arctic Waters'.
The best available field guide for marine mammals in Alaska February 10, 1998
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A comprehensive and user friendly guide to marine mammals in Alaskan waters. This book is designed to be used in the field, with enough information on habitat, range and behavioral traits of the various species. Identification is based on more than pictures alone allowing readers to educate themselves beyond mere identification.
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