Whales, seals, fish, and man : proceedings of the International Symposium on the Biology of Marine Mammals in the North East Atlantic, Tromsø, Norway, 29 November-1 December 1994 /
Collection : Developments in marine biology ; . 4 Détails physiques : 1 online resource (xiii, 720 pages) : illustrations, maps ISBN :9780444820709; 0444820701; 9780080543796 (electronic bk.); 0080543790 (electronic bk.).This volume outlines the major findings from the Norwegian research programme on whales and seals in Norwegian waters. A wide range of topics are covered, including physiological aspects, social organization, population dynamics, stock assessment and management. The book will be of great value to scientists and managers, as well as to members of the general public interested in environmental issues.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Sponsors -- Part 1: Stock assessment -- Chapter 1. Estimating the abundance of marine mammals: a North Atlantic perspective -- Chapter 2. Effective search width in shipboard surveys of minke whales in the northeastern Atlantic: concepts and methods -- Chapter 3. Point clustering of minke whales in the northeastern Atlantic -- Chapter 4. Use of mark-recapture experiments to monitor seal populations subject to catching -- Chapter 5. Estimation of grey seal Halichoerus grypus pup production from one or more censuses -- Chapter 6. Increased accuracy in the estimation of harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) abundance in whelping patches -- Chapter 7. Haul-out behaviour of the Norwegian harbour seal during summer -- Chapter 8. Influences on spatial patterns of Gulf of Maine harbor porpoises -- Chapter 9. Aerial surveys of harp and hooded seal pups in the Greenland Sea pack-ice -- Part 2: Stock identity and social organization -- Chapter 10. Genetic markers and whale stocks in the North Atlantic ocean: a review -- Chapter 11. Genetic variation in northeastern Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) -- Chapter 12. Preliminary results of a DNA-microsatellite study of the population and social structure of the harbour porpoise -- Chapter 13. Photo-identification of the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata off the Isle of Mull, Scotland -- Chapter 14. Parasites as indicators of social structure and stock identity of marine mammals -- Chapter 15. Marine mammalian fatty acids: a source of information -- Chapter 16. Fatty acid composition in blubber, heart and brain from phocid seals -- Chapter 16. Studies of the social ecology of Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca) -- Chapter 17. Possible effects of previous catch on the present population of Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca) -- Part 3: Distribution, diet and feeding ecology -- Chapter 18. New approaches to studying the foraging ecology of small cetaceans -- Chapter 19. Distribution and diving behaviour of hooded seals -- Chapter 20. Distribution and abundance of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in Svalbard -- Chapter 21. Habitat use and diving behaviour of harbour seals in a coastal archipelago in Norway -- Chapter 22. Spatial and temporal variations in northeast Atlantic minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata feeding habits -- Chapter 23. Seasonal distribution, condition and feeding habits of Barents Sea harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) -- Chapter 24. Food consumption of the Northeast Atlantic stock of harp seals -- Chapter 25. Historic variation in the diet of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) in the northwest Atlantic -- Chapter 26. Seasonal and regional variations in the diet of harbour seal in Norwegian waters -- Chapter 27. Feeding ecology of harp and hooded seals in the Davis Strait -- Baffin Bay region -- Part 4: Energetics and other physiological aspects -- Chapter 28. Food requirements of Northeast Atlantic minke whales -- Chapter 29. Energetics of pregnancy, lactation and neonatal development in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) -- Chapter 30. Harp and hooded seals -- a case study in the determinants of mating systems in pin.
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