| one publication added to basket [217341] | Whales and dolphins: Cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions
Brakes, P.; Simmonds, M.P. (Ed.) (2011). Whales and dolphins: Cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. Earthscan: London. ISBN 978-1-84971-225-5. 220 pp.
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| Keywords |
Dolphins
Whales
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top |
- Brakes, P., editor
- Simmonds, M.P., editor
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- Brakes, P. (2011). Why whales, why now?, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 1-5, more
- Harrop, S. (2011). Impressions: whales and human relationships in myth, tradition and law, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 9-22, more
- Iese, V.; Miller, C. (2011). Whales of the Pacific, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 23-28, more
- Iñiguez, M. (2011). The journey towards whale conservation in Latin America, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 29-36, more
- Rose, N.A.; Forkan, P.A.; Block, K.; Unti, B.; Parsons, E.C.M. (2011). Whales and the USA, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 37-46, more
- Ward, N. (2012). Whales in the balance: to touch or to kill? A view of Caribbean attitudes towards whales, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) (2011). Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 47-55, more
- Simmonds, M.P. (2011). The British and the whales, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 56-75, more
- Martinsen, S. (2011). Whales in Norway, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 76-88, more
- Morikawa, J.; Hoyt, E. (2011). Of whales, whaling and whale watching in Japan: a conversation, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 89-99, more
- Cowan, R. (2011). A contemporary view of the International Whaling Commission, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 100-103, more
- Slooten, L. (2011). The nature of whales and dolphins, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 107-114, more
- Marino, L. (2011). Brain structure and intelligence in Cetaceans, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 115-128, more
- Spong, P. (2011). Communication, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 129-134, more
- Frohoff, T. (2011). Lessons from dolphins, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 135-139, more
- Birtles, A.; Mangott, A. (2011). Highly interactive behaviour of inquisitive dwarf minke whales, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 140-148, more
- Whitehead, H. (2011). The cultures of whales and dolphins, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 149-165, more
- Simmonds, M.P.; Brakes, P. (2011). Whales and dolphins on a rapidly changing planet, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 169-178, more
- Brakes, P.; Bass, C. (2011). From conservation to protection: charting a new conservation ethic for Cetaceans, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 179-187, more
- White, T.I. (2011). What is it like to be a dolphin?, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 188-206, more
- Brakes, P.; Simmonds, M.P. (2011). Thinking whales and dolphins, in: Brakes, P. et al. (Ed.) Whales and dolphins: cognition, culture, conservation and human perceptions. pp. 207-214, more
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| Abstract |
Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement. They are the most conspicuous ambassadors for entire marine ecosystems and possibly even for the biosphere as a whole. Concurrent with our realisation of impending threats to their environment is a growing scientific understanding of the social and cognitive complexity of many of these species. This book brings together experts in the relevant diverse fields of cetacean research, to provide authoritative descriptions of our current knowledge of the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins. The authors consider this new information in the context of how different human cultures from around the world view cetaceans and their protection, including attitudes to whaling. They show how new information on issues such as cetacean intelligence, culture and the ability to suffer, warrants a significant shift in global perceptions of this group of animals and how these changes might be facilitated to improve conservation and welfare approaches. |
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