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SYSTEMATIC LIST OF MARINE MAMMALS
ORDER CARNIVORA
SUB-ORDER PINNIPEDIA
Family Otariidae, the Eared Seals
Subfamily Arctocephalinae (fur seals) Arctocephalus australis Falkland fur seal (A. a. australis)
A·forsteri A. galapagoensis A. gazella A.philippi A.pusillus
A. townsendi A. tropicalis Callorhinus ursinus
Subfamily Otariinae (sea lions) Eumetopias jubatus Neophoca cinerea Otaria byronia Phocarctos hookeri Zalophus californianus
Family Odobenidae (walruses) Odobenus rosmarus
S. American fur seal (A. a. gracilis) New Zealand fur seal Galapagos fur seal Antarctic fur seal Juan Fernandez fur seal Australian fur seal (A. p. doriferus) S. African fur seal (A. p. pusillus) Guadalupe fur seal Subantarctic fur seal Northern fur seal
Steller sea lion, Northern sea lion Australian sea lion Southern sea lion Hooker's sea lion, New Zealand sea lion California sea lion (z. c. californianus) Japanese sea lion (z. c.japonicus) - extinct Galapagos sea lion (z. c. wollebaeki)
Pacific walrus (0. r. divergens) Laptev walrus (0. r. laptevi) Atlantic walrus (0. r. rosmarus)
Family Phocidae, the Earless or True Seals
Subfamily Monachinae (southern phocids) Hydrurga leptonyx Leopard seal Leptonychotes weddellii Weddell seal Lobodon carcinophagus Crabeater seal Mirounga angustirostris Northern elephant seal M leonina Southern elephant seal Monachus monachus Mediterranean monk seal M schauinslandi Hawaiian monk seal M tropicalis West Indian monk seal (extinct) Omnatophoca rossii Ross seal
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Subfamily Phocinae (northern phocids) Cystophora cristata Hooded seal Erignathus barbatus Atlantic bearded seal (E. b. barbatus)
Halichoerus grypus Phoca fasciata P. groenlandica P. hispida
P.largha P. vitulina
Pusa caspica Pusa sibirica
SUB-ORDER FISSIPEDIA Family Ursidae Ursus maritimus
Family Mustelidae Enhydra lutris Lutra felina
ORDER CETACEA
Pacific bearded seal (E. b. nauticus) Grey or Atlantic seal Ribbon seal Harp seal Baltic seal (P. h. botnica) Arctic ringed seal (P. h. hispida) Ladoga seal (P. h. ladogensis) Okhotsk Sea ringed seal (P. h. ochotensis) Saiman seal (P. h. saimensis) Spotted seal, Largha seal Western Atlantic harbour seal (P. v. concolor) Ungava seal (P. v. mellonae) Eastern Pacific harbour seal (P. v. richardsi) Western Pacific harbour seal (P. v. stejnegeri) Eastern Atlantic harbour seal (P. v. vitulina) Caspian seal Baikal seal
Polar bear
Sea otter (E. I. gracilis, E. I. lutris, E. I. nereis) Marine otter
SUB-ORDER MYSTICETI, the Baleen Whales
Family Balaenidae (right whales) Balaena mysticetus Eubalaena australis E. glacialis E.japonica
Family Eschrichtidae Eschrichtius robustus
Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals) Balaenoptera acutorostrata B. bonaerensis B. borealis B. edeni B. musculus B.physalus Megaptera novaeangliae
Bowhead whale Southern right whale North Atlantic right whale North Pacific right whale
Gray whale
Minke whale Antarctic minke whale Sei whale Bryde's whale Blue whale Fin whale Humpback whale
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Family Neobalaenidae Caperea marginata Pygmy right whale
SUB-ORDER ODONTOCETI, the Toothed Whales
Family Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus*
Family Kogiidae Kogia breviceps K. simus
Family Ziphiidae Berardius arnuxii B. bairdii Hyperoodon ampullatus H. planifrons Indopacetus pacificus* (*previously Mesoplodon pacificus) Mesoplodon bahamondi M bidens M bowdoini M carlhubbsi M densirostris M europaeus M ginkgodens M grayi M hectori M layardii M mirus M peruvianus M stejnegeri Tasmacetus shepherdi Ziphius cavirostris
Family Monodontidae Delphinapterus leucas Monodon monoceros
Family Delphinidae Cephalorhynchus commersonii C. eutropia C. heavisidii C. hectori Delphinus capensis D. delphis D. tropicalis Feresa attenuata Globicephala macrorhynchus G. melas (= melaena) Grampus griseus Lagenodelphis hosei
Spenn whale (* = P. catodon)
Pygmy spenn whale Dwarf spenn whale
Amoux's beaked whale Baird's beaked whale Northern bottlenose whale Southern bottlenose whale Longman's beaked whale
Bahamonde's beaked whale Sowerby's beaked whale Andrews' beaked whale Hubbs' beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale, dense-beaked whale Gervais' beaked whale Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Gray's beaked whale Hector's beaked whale Strap-toothed whale True's beaked whale Peruvian beaked whale, pygmy beaked whale Stejneger's beaked whale Tasman or Shepherd's beaked whale Cuvier's beaked whale
White whale, beluga Narwhal
Commerson's dolphin Black dolphin Heaviside's dolphin Hector's dolphin Long-beaked common dolphin Common or short-beaked dolphin Arabian common dolphin Pygmy killer whale Short-finned pilot whale Long-finned pilot whale Risso's dolphin Fraser's dolphin
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Family Delphinidae (cont.) Lagenorhynchus acutus* L. albirostris L. australis L. cruciger L. obliquidens L. obscurus Lissodelphis borealis L. peronii Orcaella brevirostris Orcinus orca Peponocephala electra Pseudo rca crassidens Sotalia fluviatilis Sousa chinensis Sousa plumbea S. teuszii Stenella attenuata S. clymene S. coeruleoalba s. frontalis s. longirostris Steno bredanensis Tursiops aduncus T. truncatus
Family Phocoenidae (porpoises) Neophocaena phocaenoides Phocoena* dioptrica P.phocoena P. sinus P. spinipinnis Phocoenoides dalli
Family Platanistidae Platanista gangetica
Family Iniidae Inia geoffrensis
Family Lipotidae Lipotes vexillifer
Family Pontoporiidae Pontoporia blainvillei
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin (* = Leucopleurus) White-beaked dolphin Peale's dolphin Hourglass dolphin Pacific white-sided dolphin Dusky dolphin Northern right whale dolphin Southern right whale dolphin Irrawaddy dolphin Killer whale Melon-headed whale False kiIler whale Tucuxi Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin Indian hump-backed dolphin Atlantic hump-backed dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin Clymene dolphin, short-snouted spinner dolphin Striped dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Spinner or long-snouted spinner dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose dolphin
Finless porpoise Spectacled porpoise (* = Austraphocoena) Harbour porpoise Vaquita Burmeister's porpoise Dall's porpoise
South Asian river dolphin; includes Ganges Susu (P. g. gangetica) and Indus Susu (P. g. minor)
Boto, boutu or Amazon river dolphin (L g. humboldtiana, L g. geoffrensis)
[Note: Rice (1998) recognises a separate species, Bolivian river dolphin Inia boliviensis]
Baiji
Franciscana, La Plata dolphin
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ORDER SIRENIA, the Sea Cows
Family Dugongidae Dugong dugon Hydrodamalis gigas
Family Trichechidae Trichechus inunguis T. manatus
T. senegalensis
Dugong Steller's sea cow (extinct)
Amazonian manatee West Indian manatee Antillean manatee (T. m. manatus) Florida manatee (T. m. latirostris) West African manatee
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Taxonomic Reference Sources: Reynolds, J.E. III & Odell, D.K. 1991. Manatees and Dugongs. Facts on File, New York; Jefferson, T.A., Leatherwood, S., and Webber, M.A. 1993. Marine Mammals of the World. FAO, Rome; Reijnders, P., Brasseur, J., van der Toom, P., Boyd, 1., Harwood, J., Lavigne, D., and Lloyd, L. 1993. Seals, Fur Seals, Sea Lions, and Walrus. IUCN/SSC Seal Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland; Heyning, J.E. & Perrin, W.F. 1994. Contribs. in Science, Nat. Hist. Museum of Los Angeles County, CA, 442: 1-35; Rice, D. 1998. Marine Mammals of the World. SMM Special Publication No.4. Allen Press, Kansas; International Whaling Commission. 2001. Annex U. Report of the Working Group on Nomenclature. Report of the Scientific Committee. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 3, in press.
Index
KEY: f - figure, ff - figures
Acanthocephalan parasites 394 ACCOBAMS ii, 460 Acoustic alarms see Pingers, Seal scarers Acoustic pollution see Sound pollution Acoustic surveys 305-317ff Acoustic techniques 293-324ff Adaptations 1-5 Age of sexual maturity 18-21 Anatomy 1-5 Aquaculture effects 476 Arctocephalinae see Seals, fur Arctocephalus a. australis see Seal, Falkland
fur Arctocephalus a. gracilis see Seal, S.
American fur A rctocephalusJorsteri see Seal, New
Zealand fur Arctocephalus galapagoensis see Seal,
Galapagos fur Arctocephalus gazella see Seal, Antarctic fur Arctocephalus p. doriferus see Seal,
Australian fur Arctocephalus p. pusillus see Seal, S. African
fur Arctocephalus philippi see Seal, Juan
Fernandez fur Arctocephalus townsendi see Seal, Guadalupe
fur Arctocephalus tropicalis see Seal,
Subantarctic fur Arthropod parasites 368-370f, 386f, 394 Artiodactyls 326-328 ASCOBANS v, 460, 515 ATOC (Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate) 68,567,599
Bacteria 372,376,387,390-391,427,433, 436,438
Baiji see Dolphin, baiji Balaena mysticetu see Whale, bowhead Balaenidae (right whales)
classification 6 \0 mating system 31
Balaenopte ra acutorostrata see Whale, minke Balaenoptera bonaerensi see Whale,
Antarctic minke Balaenoptera borealis see Whale, sei Balaenoptera edeni see Whale, Bryde's Balaenoptera musculus see Whale, blue Balaenoptera physalus see Whale, fin Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
classification 6 \0 Baleen whales see Mysticetes
615
Barnacles 372, 386f, 392 Bear, polar l04f
birth season 38, 61, 108 birth weight 107 calving interval 61, \04 classification 613 climate change effects 595, 596f contaminant effects 121 delayed implantation 61,104 exploitation effects 46 fostering behaviour 37 gestation 9,61 lactation 15,61 life span 32, 61, \04 maternal care 7-8 mating system 32 migration 43 nutrition 118 population size 46 reproduction 9,32,61, 94, \03 reproductive senescence \06 sexual maturity 21,61, \04
Beluga see Whale, beluga Berardius arnuxii see Whale, Amoux's
beaked Berardius bairdi see Whale, Baird's beaked Biomarkers 551-553 Biotoxins 426-428, 595 Boto see Dolphin, Amazon river Brevetoxins 426-429f, 442 Brucellosis 120 Bycatch see Fisheries conflicts
Callorhinus ursinus see Seal, northern fur Cape rea marginata see Whale, pygmy right Cephalopods
caloric values II, 20 I in diet of Risso's dolphin 70-71
Cephalorhynchus commersonii see Dolphin, Comrnerson's Cephalorhynchus eutropia see Dolphin, black Cephalorhynchus heavisidii see Dolphin,
Heaviside's Cephalorhynchus hectori see Dolphin, Hector's
Cestodes 394 Cetaceans
adaptations 1-2 arthropod families 394 bacterium families 390 behavioural ecology 197-242 birth seasons 38-40f, 396 brain size \35- \36 calving interval 93 collisions 439-460; 476, 595
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communication 173-198 diet 16, 28-29, 43 evolution 326-329f feeding behaviour 202-219 foetal growth 10-12, 106-107 gestation 1O-12f growth rates 16 helminth families 394 hunting 133, 162-164 lactation 13-14f life span 33-34ff, 35 magnetism 35 maternal care 7-8 mating systems 28-31, 220-231 migration 41-43f mortality rates 33-95 olfaction 34 parasites 392-395 protozoan families 390 reproduction 8, 113-114 sexual maturity 21 sex ratio 23 sound 139-196 tactile sense 134 taste 134 taxonomy 325-359ff virus families 390 vocalisations 155-161
Climate change 362,374-375,460,589-60. Cognition 135-136 Collisions 459-460, 476, 593 Corpus albicans 18 Corpus luteum 18 Cystophora cristata see Seal, hooded Cytochrome P450 526-527,549
Dams, effects of 480, 595 DDT 526-527,549 Delayed implantation 9-12,60-61, 100-101,
106-107 Delphinapterus leucas (white whale, beluga)
see Whale, beluga Delphinidae,
classification 343f, 344, 611 life span 33 mating systems 33 sexual dimorphism 24-25
Delphinus capensis see Dolphin, long-beaked common, and Dolphin, common
Delphinus delphis (common or short-beaked dolphin) see Dolphin, short-beaked common and Dolphin, common
Delphinus tropicalis see Dolphin, Arabian common
Diatoms 341 Die-offs, mass see Mortalities, mass Diet, energy values 13-14, 16-18 Digeneans 394 Diving 2
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DNA techniques 266, 285, 325-359 Dolphin, Amazon river 219f, 479f, 60lf
birth season 63, 99 classification 612 climate change 600-612f gestation period 63 habitat pressures 217-219f lactation period 99 threats 479f vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, Arabian common 347f classification 346-348f,611
Dolphin, Atlantic hump-backed classification 612
Dolphin, Atlantic spotted 182f classification 612 mating system 31
Dolphin, Atlantic white-sided behaviour 577 birth season 62 classification 612 contaminant effects 546 gestation period 62 lactation period 62 life span 62 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, baiji 60lf birth season 62 classification 612 climate change effects 595, 601 f feeding behaviour 28 gestation period 62 habitat preferences 217-218 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, Black classification 611
Dolphin, bottlenose I 83f, 230f, 283f, 349f acoustic studies I 83f, 299 aUdiogram 163f behaviour 230f birth season 40, 61 brain size 135-136 calving interval 63 classification 612 climate change effects 543,597,602 dolphin watching effects 574 echolocation 167-168 EI Nino effects 435 fisheries interactions 478 gestation period 63 hybrid with Risso's 180,330 lactation period 63 life span 63, 99 mating system 31,229-231 morbilliviruses 432-433, 442-445f mortality 43 mortality rate 35 photo-ID 282-284ff
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sex ratio 229 sexual maturity 23 social structure 229-231 sound disturbance 573.582-583 sound spectrogram 143f vocalisations 156f. 158-159f. 181-184f
Dolphin, clymene behaviour 577 classification 612 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, Commerson's 476f birth season 62 bycatch 476f, 484 classification 611 life span 62 sexual maturity 62
Dolphin, common birth season 62 calving interval 62 contaminant effects 546 contaminant uptake 539 dolphin watching effects 574 El Nino effects 435, 503 fisheries interactions 478, 506 gestation period 62 hybrid with dusky dolphin 330 lactation period 62 life span 62 morbilli viruses 433 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, dusky 476f birth season 62 bycatch 476f, 484 calving interval 62 classification 612 dolphin watching effects 574-576 EI Nino effects 435 feeding behaviour 213-214 gestation period 62 hybrid with common 330 lactation period 62 ife span 62 nutrition 117 predator avoidance 202 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, Fraser's birth season 62 classification 611 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, Heaviside's classification 611
Dolphin, Hector's 603f behaviour 578 body size 200 classification 611 climate change effects 603f
dolphin watchng effects 603f genetics 336 vocalisations 160
Dolphin, hourglass classification 612 sound disturbance 571
Dolphin, Indian hump-backed classification 612
Dolphin, Indo-Pacific bottlenose 349f classification 348-350ff, 612
Dolphin, Indo-Pacific hump-backed classification 612 disturbance 573,582
Dolphin, Irrawaddy birth season 62 classification 612 climate change effects 595 habitat preferences 217
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Dolphin, long-beaked common 347f classification 343-344f, 346-348ff, 611 mass mortality 435-436 see also Dolphin, common
Dolphin, northern right whale classification 612
Dolphin, Pacific white-sided birth season 62 classification 612 gestation period 62 life span 62 sexual maturity 62
Dolphin, pantropical spotted behaviour 577 birth season 39-40, 62 calving interval 62 classification 612 fisheries interactions 506 gestation period 62 lactation period 62 life span 62 mating system 31 parasi tes 413 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, Peale's classification 612
Dolphin, Risso's 7lf birth season 62 classification 611 climate change effects 549 contaminant effects 546 habitat preferences 70-71 hybrid with bottlenose dolphin 180, 330 life span 62 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, rough-toothed dolphin bycatch 479 classification 612 life span 63
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sexual maturity 63 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, short-beaked common 347f classification 343-344f, 346-348ff, 611 see also Dolphin, common
Dolphin, South asian river birth season 62 classification 612 climate change effects 595-596f habitat degradation 459 habitat preferences 217 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, southern right whale classification 612
Dolphin, spinner 215f behaviour 577,580 birth season 63 calving interval 63 classification 612 climate change effects 602 dolphin watching effects 575-576 feeding behaviour 214-216f fisheries interactions 506 gestation period 63 lactation period 63 life span 63 sexual maturity 44, 63 sound disturbance 572 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, spotted, see Dolphin, Atlantic spotted, Dolphin, pan tropical spotted
Dolphin, striped 432f, 55lf acoustic studies 312-313 behaviour 577 birth rate 62 classification 612 contaminant effects 120, 546, 550-55lf gestation period 62 lactation period 44, 62 life span 62 mating system 31 morbilli viruses 432f, 440-443f, 445,
550-55lf parasitism 402 pregnancy rate 44 sexual maturity 62 toxoplasmosis 391 vocalisations 156f
Dolphin, white-beaked birth season 62 brain size 136 classification 612 gestation period 62
Dolphins, river climate change effects 595 feeding behaviour 217-219 habitat use 217-219 sexual dimorphism 24
Dugong dugon see Dugong Dugong
birth season 61 calving interval 36, 61, 94, 103 classification 2, 613 conservation 46 gestation period 61 lactation period 61 life span 32,61, 103 mating system 31, 102 nutrition 118; sexual dimorphism 23 sexual maturity 61 social structure 102
Dugongidae classification 613
Echolocation 166-173 Ecosystem management 463-490 Ecotourism 482-484ff Ectoparasites 372
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EI Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) 66, 427,433-435,502-503,598-599,604
Enhydra lutris see Otter, sea Enzymes
biotransformation 531-534f cytochrome 540-544
Epizootics 363 Erignathus b. barbatus (Atlantic bearded seal)
classification 610 Erignathus b. nauticus (Pacific bearded seal)
classification 610 Erignathus barbatus see Seal, bearded Eschrichtidae
classification 610 Eschrichtius robustus see Whale, gray Eubalaena australis see Whale, southern right Eubalaena glacialis see Whale, North Atlantic right
Eubalaenajaponica see Whale, North Pacific right
Eumetopias jubatus (Steller sea lion, Northern sea lion) see Sea lion, northern
European Cetacean Society iii, 361 Evolution 1,3, 326-329f Exploitation
early history of 465-467 effects on biological production 458 effects on life history parameters 43-46
Fatty acid analysis 267 Feeding 2, 200-202; see also foraging
habitats Feresa attenuata see Whale, pygmy killer Fish, caloric values II, 16 Fisheries conflicts 458, 469-475f, 476-480ff, 491-52lff
Food webs 43-45 Foraging habitats 64
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Fostering behaviour 37 Franciscana 470f
birth season 62 calving interval 62 classification 612 fisheries interactions 470f gestation period 62 lactation period 62 life span 62 parasites 403,413 sexual maturity 62
Fungi 413 Fur seal, see Seal, fur
Genetics 266-267; 285, 325-359ff Gestation 9-12 Globicephala macrorhynchus see Whale,
short-finned pilot Globicephala melaena see Globicephala melas Globicephala melas see Whale, long-finned
pilot Grampus griseus see Dolphin, Risso's
Habitat effects 476-481 Habitat preferences 64-86 Halichoerus grypus (Grey or Atlantic seal) see Seal, grey
Health 365-383ff Hearing 133-134 Heartworm 368-372f HELCOM 460 Helminths 388-389f, 392-395, 398-399, 406-409,411-412
Herpes, genital 120 Home range 82-84 Hookworm 372, 398 Hydrodamalis gigas see Sea cow, Steller's Hydrophones 294-323 Hydrurga leptonyx see Seal, leopard Hyperoodon ampullatus see Whale, northern
bottlenose Hyperoodon planifrons see Whale, southern
bottlenose
Indopacetus pacificus see Whale, Longman's beaked
Inia geoffrensis (boto, boutu or Amazon river dolphin) see Dolphin, Amazon river
Iniidae classification 612 life span 33
International Whaling Commission 457-458, 469,481,492,515
Kogia breviceps see Whale, pygmy sperm Kogia. simus see Whale, dwarf sperm Kogiidae
classification 611 life span 33
mating system 31 vocalisations 158
Krill 43-44
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Lactation period, estimation of 15 Lagenodelphis hosei see Dolphin, Fraser's Lagenorhynchus acutus see Dolphin, Atlantic white-sided
Lagenorhynchus albirostris see Dolphin, white-beaked
Lagenorhynchus australis see Dolphin, Peale's
Lagenorhynchus cruciger see Dolphin, hourglass
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens see Dolphin, Pacific white-sided
Lagenorhynchus obscurus see Dolphin, dusky Leptonychotes weddellii see Seal, Weddell Lice 368-370ff, 386f life history parameters, summary of 60-62 Life history strategies 7-62 Life spans 32-35 Line transect techniques 276-278, 285-287 Lipotes vexillifer see Dolphin, baiji Lipotidae 612 Lissodelphis borealis see Dolphin, northern right whale
Lissodelphis peronii see Dolphin, southern right whale
Lobodon carcinophagus see Seal, crabeater Lungworms 410 Lutrafelina see Otter, marine
Manatee birth season 61 calving interval 36, 61 conservation threats 593 gestation period 61 lactation period 61 life span 32, 61 sexual maturity 61, 103
Manatee, Amazonian birth season 113 classification 613 conservation 46
Manatee, Antillean classification 613
Manatee, Florida 102f, 429f, 593f biotoxins 428 birth season 113 boat collisions 459-460, 479 calving interval 36, 94, 103 classification 613 climate change effects 596-597 conservation 46, 593f
Manatee, West African birth season 113 classification 613
Manatee, West Indian
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classification 613 life span 32 toxoplasmosis 391
Mark-recapture techniques 265,275-276, 282-285
MARPOL v Mating systems 25-32 Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) 498 Medina panel 510 Megaptera novaeangliae see Whale, humpback
Mesoplodon bahamondi see Whale, Bahamonde's beaked
Mesoplodon bidens see Whale, Sowerby's beaked
Mesoplodon bowdoini see Whale, Andrews' beaked
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi see Whale, Hubbs' beaked
Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville's or dense-beaked whale) see Whale, Blainville's beaked
Mesoplodon europaeus see Whale, Gervais' beaked
Mesoplodon ginkgodens see Whale, Ginkgotoothed beaked
Mesoplodon grayi see Whale, Gray's beaked Mesoplodon hectori see Whale, Hector's
beaked Mesoplodon layardii see Whale, strap-toothed Mesoplodon mirus see Whale, True's beaked Mesoplodon pacificus (lndopacetus pacific us)
see Whale, Longman's beaked Mesoplodon peruvianus (Peruvian or Pygmy
beaked whale) see Whale, pygmy beaked Mesoplodon stejnegeri see Whale,
Stejneger's beaked Migration 40-43ff, 63 Mirounga angustirostris see Seal, northern
elephant M irounga. leonina see Seal, southern elephant Mites 386£ Monachinae (southern phocids)
classification 609 Monachus monachus see Seal, Mediterranean
monk Monachus schauinslandi see Seal, Hawaiian
monk Monachus tropicalis see Seal, West Indian monk Monodon monoceros see Narwhal Monodontidae
classification 343f, 61 I life span 33
Morbilliviruses 363, 374, 377, 385-386, 388-390,396-397, 429-433ff, 436, 438-449ff
Morbillivirus, dolphin 388,430-433,440-443f, 445-446
Morbillivirus, porpoise 388, 430-433
Mortalities, mass 363,425-456 Mortality rates 32-35 Mysticetes (baleen whales)
anatomy 2 birth season 38-39f classification 610-6 I I contaminant load 527 echolocation 170-17 I energetics 108-109 evolution 1-2 feeding 201, 203-209ff gestation 10-I2f growth rates 16- I 7f lactation 12-14f life span 33-35f mating system 28-3lf,221-223 migration 41-42f mortality rates 33-35
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reproduction, environmental effects on, I14-1I6f
reproductive cycles 95-97f sensory systems 133-137 sex ratio' 23-24 sexual dimorphism 23 sexual maturity 2 I sound disturbance 569-57 I taxonomy 1-2 vocalisations 155-158ff
Myoglobin 366
Narwhal birth season 62 classification 61 I climate change effects 591 contaminant uptake 537, 539 echolocation 170 gestation period 62 lactation period 62 life span 62 sexual maturity 62 sound disturbance 569-572 vocalisations 166
Nematodes 372-373f, 387, 389f, 394, 398 Neobalaenidae
classification 6 I1 Neophoca cinerea see Sea lion, Australian Neophocaena phocaenoides see Porpoise,
finless Neurotoxins 426-428
Odobenidae (walruses) classification 609 helminths 407
Odobenus r. divergens (Pacific walrus) classification 609
Odobenus r. laptevi (Laptev walrus) classification 609
Odobenus r. rosmarus (Atlantic walrus) classification 609
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Odobenus rosmarus see Walrus Odontocetes (toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises)
anatomy 2 audiograms 163-164f birth season 38-40f classification 611-612 climate change effects 599 contaminant load 527 echolocation 167-170 energetics 109-111 evolution 1-2 feeding 201-202, 209-219ff gestation 1O-12f growth rates 16 lactation 13-14f life span 33-35f mating system 30-31, 223-23lff migration 41,43 mortality rates 33-35 reproduction, environmental effects on
117 reproductive cycles 98-99 sensory systems 133-137 sex ratio 23-24 sexual dimorphism 24-25 sexual maturity 19,21 sound disturbance 571-573 taxonomy 1-2 vocalisations 155-159ff
Oil pollution effects 375 Omnatophoca rossii see Seal, Ross Orcaella brevirostris see Dolphin. Irrawaddy Orcinus orca see Whale, killer Organochlorines 526-529f Osmoregulation 367 OSPAR Convention 460 Otaria byronia see Sea lion, southern Otariidae (eared seals)
classification 3, 609 growth rates 17-18 helminths 406-409 lactation 17 -18 lice 403 mating system 247-252 sexual dimorphism 22, 249
Otariinae (sea lions) classification 609
Otter, marine classification 610
Otter, sea 104f adaptations 3-4 arthropod families 394 birth rates 36 birth season 38, 61, 103 birth weight 107, 113 body size 464 calving interval 94 classification 610
contaminant uptake 539 delayed implantation 61,103 exploitation effects 45 foraging 370-371 gestation 9 growth rate 113 hearing 134 helminth families 394 lactation 15,61,103 lice 405 life span 32, 61, 103 maternal care 7-8 mating system 32 oil pollution effects 120-121 parasites 392-395 population changes 377 reproduction 8, 61, 103 sexual maturity 61, 103
Parasites 362-363, 385-423ff
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Parturition, seasonality of 37-40,95-104; see also Reproduction
PBBs (Polybrominated biphenyls) 528 PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) 527-528f, 535-540ff,549
Peponocephala electra see Whale, melon-headed
Phoca Jasciata see Seal, ribbon Phoca groenlandica see Seal, harp Phoca h. botnica (Baltic seal)
classification 610 Phoca h. hispida (Arctic ringed seal)
classification 610 Phoca h. ladogensis (Ladoga ringed seal)
classification 610 Phoca h. ochotensis (Okhotsk Sea ringed seal)
classification 610 Phoca h. saimensis (Sairnan seal)
classification 610 Phoca hispida see Seal, ringed Phoca largha (spotted or Largha seal) see Seal, Largha
Phoca v. concolor (western Atlantic harbour seal)
classification 610 Phoca v. richardsi (eastern Pacific harbour seal)
classification 610 Phoca v. stejnegeri (western Pacific harbour seal)
classification 610 Phoca v. vitulina (eastern Atlantic harbour seal)
classification 610 Phoca vitulina see Seal, harbour Phoca. v. mellonae (Ungava seal)
classification 610 Phocarctos hookeri (Hooker'S or New
622
Zealand sea lion) see Sea lion, New Zealand Phocidae (earless or true seals)
helminths 406-409; ice 405 sexual dimorphism 22
Phocinae (northern phocids) classification 610
Phocine distemper virus (PDV) 120,388, 396,399,401,430-432,550
Phocoena dioptrica see Porpoise, spectacled Phocoena phocoena see Porpoise, harbour Phocoena sinus see Vaquita Phocoena spinipinnis see Porpoise,
Burmeister's Phocoenidae (porpoises)
classification 343f, 612 gestation period 99 life span 33 mating system 31 vocalisations 158,160
Phocoenoides dalli see Porpoise, Dall's Photo-identification 275-276, 282-285 Physeter catodon see Whale, sperm Physeter macrocephalus see Whale, sperm Physeteridae
classification 611 life span 33 vocalisations 158
Pingers 69,511-512f Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walruses)
adaptations 3-4 arthropod families 394 bacterial infection 376-377 bacterium families 390 brain size 136 birth rates 35-37 birth season 37-38f birth weight 107 caloric values 11 climate change effects 66 foetal growth 12, 16, 107 fostering behaviour 37 gestation 9-10 growth rates 16-21 helminths 394 lactation 12-13 life span 32-34f maternal care 7-8 mating system 25-28, 243-244, 246-247 parasites 392-395,405-409ff protozoan families 390 reproduction 8, 37-38f, 93-94 sexual maturity 19-21 virus families 390
Plankton 11,29,201 Platanista g. gangetica (Ganges susu or river dolphin)
classification 612 Platanista g. minor (Indus susu or river dolphin)
Index
classification 612 Platanista gangetica see Dolphin, South Asian river dolphin
Platanistidae classification 612 life span 33 vocalisation 158
Pollution see Chemical pollution, Sound pollution
Pontoporia blainvillei (franciscana or La Plata dolphin) see Franciscana
Pontoporiidae classification 612 mating system 31 mortali ty rate 33
Porpoise, Burmeister's classification 612 EI Nino effects 435
Porpoise, Dall's birth season 62 calving interval 63 classification 612 climate change effects 595 gestation period 62 lactation period 62 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 158
Porpoise, finless birth season 62 classification 612 climate change effects 595 gestation period 62 habitat preferences 217
Porpoise, harbour 305f, 497f, 511 f acoustic studies 305,313-314ff audiogram 163f birth season 62 brucellosis 120 calving interval 36, 63, 93 censuses 285-287ff classification 612 contaminant effects 536, 546, 549 contaminant uptake 119,526,536,539 energy costs 109-111 f feeding behaviour 216-217 fisheries bycatch 497f, 511-512ff, 515 geni tal herpes 120 growth rate 117 lactation period 62 life span 63,99 morbilliviruses 432 mortality 62, 117 parasi tes 413 pingers, effects of 69 population size 256 sexual dimorphism 24 vessel disturbance effects 574-575 vocalisations 155,158-159f
Porpoise, spectacled
Index
birth season 62 classification 612 gestation 62 lactation 62
Potential Biological Removal (PBR) 458, 498-499,503,514-515
Protozoa 387-388,390-391 Pseudorca crassidens see Whale, false killer Pusa caspica see Seal, Caspian Pusa sibirica see Seal, Baikal
Reproduction 7-32ff, 35-40ff, 93-131ff Revised Management Procedure (RMP) 457, 481,499,502-504,513-515
Saxitoxins 426-428 Sea cow, Steller's
classification 613 extinction 457
Sea lion, Australian birth season 38, 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 sexual maturity 60
Sea lion, California bacterial infection 433 birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 climate change effects 595 contaminant effects 548-549 delayed implantation 60 ges ta ti on peri od 60 lactation 23, 60 life span 60 maternal care 23 mortality 436 sexual maturity 60 toxoplasmosis 391
Sea lion, Galapagos birth season 69, 10 I calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 sexual maturity 60
Sea lion, Japanese classification 609
Sea lion, New Zealand birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60
mass mortality 437-438 Sea lion, northern
birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 population changes 377,470 sexual dimorphism 250 sexual maturity 60
Sea lion, South American, see Sea lion, southern
Sea lion, southern 248f, 483f, 594f birth season 60 bycatch 484 calving interval 60 classification 609 climate change effects 594f delayed implantation 60 ecotourism 482-483f EI Nino effects 434 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 life span 60 mating system 247-250f sexual dimorphism 249-250 sexual maturity 60
Sea lion, Steller, see Sea lion, northern Sea otter see Otter, sea Seal, Antarctic fur
birth rate 105 birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 life span 60 reproductive senescence 106 sexual maturity 60, 105 sound disturbance 571
Seal, Australian fur classification 609
Seal, Baikal birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 lactation period 60,255 morbilli virus 431, 440 sexual maturity 60
Seal, bearded lOOf birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 258 life span 60
623
624
sexual maturity 60 Seal, Caspian
birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 mass mortality 436-437 sexual maturity 60
Seal, crabeater 26f birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 mass mortality 435 mating system 25, 28 nutrition 117 sexual dimorphism 25 sexual maturity 60, I I7
Seal, Falkland fur birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, fur 598f calving interval 36 classification 609 mating system 27 sexual dimorphism 249
Seal, Galapagos fur birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 climate change effects 592, 598f delayed implantation 60 EI Nino effects 434 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, grey 256ff birth season 38,60,255,258 birth weight 112 calving interval 60 census techniques 278-280ff classification 611 contaminant effects 120,543,545, contaminant uptake 526,536-537,539 delayed implantation 60 energy costs 111-112f gestation period 60 lactation period 60, 255 life span 60 mating system 27
morbilli viruses 439-440f parasitism 399 sex ratio 23 sexual dimorphism 22, 250 sexual maturity 19, 60 social organisation 25
Seal, Guadalupe fur birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60
Seal, harbour 281f, 548f birth season 38, 60, 280 calving interval 60 censuses 280-282f classification 610
Index
contaminant effects 120,536, 547-550f contaminant uptake 526,536-537,539 delayed implantation 60 enzyme changes 540-54 foraging 81-82f gestation period 60 habitat use 79-82, 89 health 67,367-368 influenza virus 429-430 lactation period 60, 255, 258 life span 60 mating system 27 morbilli viruses 396, 439-440f, 445 phocine distemper virus 548f population changes 377 sexual maturity 60 toxoplasmosis 391
Seal, harp 35f birth season 60 birth weight 112 calving interval 60 classification 610 delayed implantation 60 enzyme activity 540-541,543 exploitation effects 44-45 gestation period 60 growth rates 16, 100, 162 lactation period 16, 60, 258 life span 60 mating system 27 migration 40 morbilli viruses 397, 445 population changes 377 sexual dimorphism 22-23 sexual maturity 44-45,60
Seal, Hawaiian monk biotoxins 426-428 birth season 60, 100, 257 calving interval 60 classification 609 climate change effects 597
Index
fostering behaviour 37, 257 lactation period 60,255,257 life span 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, hooded 72f birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 climate change effects 597 enzyme activity 540-541, 543 fostering behaviour 37, 257 growth rates 16 habitat use 72-73f lactation 16, 60, 112,255 life span 50 parental care 464 sexual dimorphism 25,27 sexual maturity 60
Seal, Juan Fernandez fur birth season 60 classification 609
Seal, Largha birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60, 100 life span 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, Leopard birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60, 100 sexual maturity 60
Seal, Mediterranean monk 257f, 437f birth season 60, 100,258 classification 609 climate change effects 597 fostering behaviour 259 lactation period 60,246-247,255,257-
259f mass mortality 397, 399, 436-437f morbilli viruses 397,399,594-595 population size 255
Seal, New Zealand fur birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, northern elephant acoustic studies 318-319 birth season 38, 60
birth weight 112 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 diving 366 fostering behaviour 37 gestation period 60 growth rate 16 lactation 16-17,60 migration 40 parental care 464 population recovery 460-461 sexual dimorphism 22,27,250 sexual maturity 19,60 vocalisations 318
Seal, northern fur birth rate 35-36 birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 611 delayed implantation 60 exploitation effects 44-45 gestation period 60 lactation period 60, 112 life span 60 mating system 27 parasites 395 reproducti ve senescence 106 sexual maturity 44-45
Seal, ribbon birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60, 258 life span 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, ringed 538f birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 610
625
climate change effects 594 contaminant effects 120,545,548-549 contaminant uptake 537-539f delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 health 67 lactation period 60,258 life span 60 mating system 28 sexual maturity 60
Seal, Ross birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60
626
life span 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal scarer 69 Seal, South African fur
birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 life span 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, South American fur 251 f birth season 251 classification 609 EI Nino effects 434 mating system 250-252f sexual dimorphism 256
Seal, southern elephant 254f birth season 60,253 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 ecotourism 482 exploitation effects 45 gestation period 60 habitat preferences 254 lactation period 60, 253 life span 60 mating system 250, 253-254f migration 254-255 sexual dimorphism 27,250, 253-254f sexual maturity 45,60
Seal. spotted, see Seal, Largha Seal, Subantarctic fur
birth season 60 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60 life span 60 sexual maturity 60
Seal, Weddell birth season 38, 60 birth weight 112 calving interval 60 classification 609 delayed implantation 60 gestation period 60 lactation period 60, 100 mating system 19,28 sex ratio 23 sexual dimorphism 19,28 sexual maturity 60
Seal. West Indian monk classification 609 extinction 457
Seal worm 387, 399-4()()f
Senescence. reproductive 36 Sensory systems 133-136 Sex ratios 22-25 Sexual dimorphism 18,22-25
in baleen whales 18 in odontocetes 18 in pair-forming species 19 in polygynous species 18-19 in promiscuous species 19 in seals 18
Ship strikes 459-460 Signature whistles 181-183, 302 Sirenia (dugongs and manatees)
adaptations 2-3. 366 arthropod families 394 bacterium families 390 birth seasons 37-38 calving interval 36
Index
climate change effects 593-594f, 598 conservation 46 feeding 102-103 gestation 9, 103 hearing 133 helminth families 394 lactation 14-15 life span 32. 103 maternal care 7-8 mating system 31, 102 nutrition 11 8 olfaction 134 parasites 392-395 protozoan families 390 reproduction 8. 46. 94. 102 sexual dimorphism 23 sexual maturity 21,46. 103 tactile sense 134 taste 134 virus families 390 vision 134
Society of Marine Mammalogy vi SOLAMAC vi SOSUS (Sound Surveillance Systems) 311-
312f,318 Sotalia fluviatilis see Tucuxi Sound.
and cetaceans 133-134,139-196,565-587ff
and pinnipeds 133 and sea otters 134 and sirenians 133
Sound disturbance 68-69.459,480-481.565-587ff Sousa chinensis see Dolphin. Indo-Pacific
hump-backed Sousa plumbea see Dolphin. Indian hump-backed Sousa teuszii see Dolphin. Atlantic hump-backed Sperm competition 221-223 Squid. see Cephalopods Stable isotopes 267
Index
Stenella attenuata see Dolphin, pan tropical spotted
Stenella clymene (clymene or short-snouted spinner dolphin) see Dolphin, clymene
Stenella coeruleoalba see Dolphin, striped StenellaJrontalis see Dolphin, Atlantic spotted Stenella longirostris (spinner or long-snouted
spinner dolphin) see Dolphin, spinner Steno bredanensis see Dolphin, rough-toothed dolphin
Strandings 361 Survey techniques 265-266, 269-282
Tasmacetus shepherdi (Tasman or Shepherd's beaked whale)
classification 611 Taxonomy, of cetaceans 325-359 Telemetry 266-267 Toxicology 267 Toxoplasmosis 391 Trematodes 372, 389f Trichechidae (manatees)
classification 2, 613 Trichechus inunguis see Manatee, Amazonian Trichechus m. latirostris (Rorida manatee)
classification 613 Trichechus m. manatus (Antillean manatee)
classification 613 Trichechus manatus see Manatee, West
Indian Trichechus senegalensis see Manatee, West African
Tucuxi birth season 62 classification 612 climate change effects 600 gestation period 62 lactation period 62 vocalisations 156f
Tuna-dolphin problem 478-479,491,505-510ff
Tursiops aduncus see Dolphin, Indo-Pacific bottlenose
Tursiops truncatus see Dolphin, bottlenose
Ursidae adaptations 3-4 classification 610
Ursus maritimus see Bear, polar
Vaquita classification 612 climate change effects 594 fisheries bycatch 458, 495
Viruses 372,374,387-388,390,396-397, 427-433,435,438-449; see aim Morbilliviruses, Dolphin morbilli virus, Porpoise morbilli virus. Phocine distemper virus
Walrus 77-78ff. 538f. 603f birth rates 36. 101 birth season 60 calving interval 60. 101 classification 4. 609 climate change effects 595. 603f conservation 77 -78ff contaminant uptake 537 -539f diet 76 gestation period 60, 94, 101 habitat use 76-78f lactation period 60, 102 lice 405 life span 60, 10 I mating system 30 migration 40 sexual maturity 19,21,60, 101 social structure 102
Whale, Andrew's beaked classifi~ation 611
Whale, Atlantic gray 467 Whale, Bahamonde's beaked
classification 611 Whale, Baird's beaked
birth season 61 classification 611 gestation period 61 life span 61 sexual maturity 61 vocalisations 156f
Whale, beluga 542f, 550f, 592f acoustic studies 302 audiogram 163f birth season 62 calving interval 62, 99 classification 611 climate change effects 591-592f contaminant effects 545, 549-550f contaminant load 68, 119-120 contaminant uptake 537, 539 echolocation 168 enzyme activity 541-543f gestation period 61, 99 health 67-68 lactation period 61, 99 life span 61 migration 43 sexual maturity 61 sound disturbance 569-571 vocalisations 156f
Whale, Blainville's beaked 334f classification 611
Whale, blue 199f acoustic studies 311 birth season 61 body size 200, 464 calving interval 61 classification 610 diet 205
627
628
exploitation effects 43-45. 116 gestation period 61 hunting 457. 468f hybrid with fin whale 180 lactation period 61 life span 33,61 migration 41, 3 II mortality rate 33 pregnancy rate 43-44 sex ratio 23-24 sexual maturity 61 sound disturbance 571 vocalisations 155-156f, 160, 170-171, 175,311,566,569
Whale, bowhead 590f acoustic studies 299 behaviour 578 birth season 61 calving interval 95-96 classification 610 climate change effects 590-59lf,597 feeding 201 gestation period 61 habitat 221 hunting 467 lactation period 61 life span 61,97 mating system 30, 221-222 sexual maturity 61 sound disturbance 570 vocalisations 156-157f, 160
Whale, Bryde's birth season 61 calving interval 61 classification 330,344,352,610 gestation period 61 habitat preferences 203-205 lactation period 61 mortality 436 resource partitioning 203-205f sexual maturity 61 vocalisations 156f
Whale, Cuvier's beaked classification 611 life span 61
Whale, dwarf sperm calving interval 61 classification 6 II life span 61 sexual maturity 61
Whale, false killer birth season 62 calving interval 62 classification 612 contaminant effects 545 diet 201 fisheries interactions 478 gestation period 62 lactation period 62
life span 62 mating system 31 vocalisations 156f
Whale, fin 96f acoustic studies 3 II birth season 61, 95-97f calving interval 95 classification 610 diet 96,203 energetics 108-I09f, 114-I16f exploitation effects 43-44, 116 feeding 96 foetal mortali ty 119 gestation period 61, 95 habitat preferences 203-205 hybrid with blue whale 180,330 lactation period 61, 95 life span 33,61, 97 migration 41, 95-97f mortality 435-436 see also foetal mortality morbilli virus 445 mortality rate 33-34 nutrition 117 parasitism 398 resource partitioning 203-205f sexual maturity 21,44,61 sound disturbance 571
Index
vocalisations 150, 156f, 160, 170-171, 175,566,569
Whale, Gervais' beaked classification 611
Whale, Ginkgo-toothed beaked classification 611
Whale, gray 29f,393f acoustic studies 302 birth season 61 calving interval 61, 95 classification 610 climate change effects 595 diet 207-208 feeding behaviour 201,207-208 gestation period 61 habitat 65, 221 lactation period 61 life span 61 mating system 30, 221-222 migration 41-42f mortality rate 35 sexual maturity 61 sound disturbance 570-571,575 vocalisations 156 whale watching effects 574-575
Whale, Gray's beaked classification 611
Whale, Hector's beaked classification 611
Whale, Hubbs' beaked classification 611
Index
vocalisations 156f Whale, humpback 157f, 206f, 285f, 580f
acoustic studies 310-311 biotoxins 428 birth season 61 calving interval 61, 95 classification 610 diet 205-207 displays 178-180 ear damage 580f exploitation effects 43 feeding behaviour 205-207f gestation period 61 habitat 221 lactation period 61 life span 33, 61 mating system 30,222-223 migration 41-42f photo-lD 284-285f, 326 sexual maturity 61 sex ratio 23-24 sound disturbance 68, 580-58Jf vocalisations 156-157f, 178-180, 184 whale watching effects 574
Whale, killer 211-212ff,542f audiogram 163f birth rate 36 birth season 62 calving interval 36, 44, 62 classification 337,346,351,612 diet 201,210-213 enzyme activity 542-543f feeding behaviour 209-213ff fisheries interactions 478 genetics 337, 346 gestation period 62, 99 habitat use 200 lactation period 62 life span 62 mating system 30,224-226 mortality rate 34-35 sexual maturity 62 social structure 224-226f vocalisations 156f, 173, 180-181
Whale, long-finned pilot birth season 62 calving interval 36, 62, 93, 105 classification 611 climate change effects 69-70 contaminant effects 546 distribution 200 energy costs 109-llOf fisheries interactions 478 genetics 227 gestation period 62, 99 lactation period 62, 98 life span 62, 99 mating system 31, 226 parasites 413
sexual maturity 62 sound disturbance 579 vocalisations 130, 156f, 181,566
Whale, Longman's beaked classification 352, 611
Whale, melon-headed birth season 62 classification 612 gestation period 62 life span 62 sexual maturity 62 vocalisations 156f
Whale, minke 74f,209f acoustic studies 311 birth season 61 calving interval 36, 61, 95 classification 333,345,610 diet 203-205 exploitation effects 43-44, 116 feeding behaviour 74-76,208-209f gestation period 61 habitat use 74-76ff lactation period 61 life span 33, 61, 97 migration 41 mortality 435-436 mortality rate 33 sexual maturity 21, 44, 61 sex ratio 23 vocalisations 156f, 175
Whale, North Atlantic right see Whale, northern
Whale, North Pacific right see Whale, northern
Whale, northern right behaviour 578 birth season 61, 96 calving interval 61, 95-96 classification 610 feeding 201 fisheries bycatch 479 gestation period 61 hunting 457,467 lactation period 61 life span 61 mating system 221-222 sexual maturity 61 ship strikes 459-460 vocalisations 156-157f whale watching effects 574
Whale, northern bottlenose birth season 61 calving interval 61 classification 611 gestation period 61 lactation period 61 life span 61 sexual maturity 61
Whale, pygmy beaked
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630
classification 611 Whale, pygmy killer
classification 611 diet 201
Whale, pygmy right birth season 61 classification 611 gestation period 61 lactation period 61 mating system 30 vocalisations 156f
Whale, pygmy sperm 376f birth season 61 calving interval 61 classification 611 entanglement 376f gestation period 61 lactation period 61 sexual maturity 61
Whale, sei birth season 61 calving interval 61, 95 classification 344, 610 exploitation effects 43-44, 116 gestation period 61 lactation period 61 life span 33,61,97 migration 41 mortality rate 33, 35 sex ratios 23, 44 sexual maturity 44, 61 vocalisations 156f, 160
Whale, short-finned pilot 227f birth rate 36 birth season 62 calving interval 36, 62, 93 classification 611 distribution 200 El Nino effects 599 enzyme activity 541 fisheries interactions 478 gestation period 62 lactation period 62, 98 life span 62, 99 mating system 31 mortality rate 34-35, 226-227 nutrition 117 reproductive senescence 36, 105, 227 ship strikes 459-460 sexual maturity 62 social structure 227 -228f sound disturbance 571 vocalisations 156f, 180-18 J, 566
Whale, southern bottlenose, see also Whale, northern bottlenose
classification 611 Whale, southern right 17f, 483f
acoustic studies 299,301-302 behaviour 578
birth season 61 calving interval 61 classification 610 feeding 201 gestation period 61 mating system 30, 221-222 vocalisations 156-157f, 160, 175 whale watching 482-483f whale watching effects 574
Whale, Sowerby's beaked classification 610 vocalisations 156f
Whale, sperm 165f, 174f
Index
acoustic studies 303-304,310,315-317 birth rate 36 birth season 61 brain size 135 calving interval 36,44,61,93 classification 611 diving 366 echolocation 168-177ff, 317 El Nino effects 599 energy costs 109 genetics 213 gestation period 6 J, 98 growth rate 19 lactation period 61, 98 life span 61,99 mating system 19, 30-31, 223-224 mortality rate 34-35 sexual dimorphism 19 sexual maturity 19, 61 ship strikes 459-460 social structure 464 sound disturbance 68,571-572 vocalisations 150, 156f, 158, 160, 162,
165-166f, 176-177f, 317 whale watching effects 574
Whale, Stejneger's beaked classification 611
Whale, strap-toothed classification 611
Whale, True's beaked classification 611
Whale, white, see Whale, beluga Whale watching 459-460, 482-483f, 573-576 Whaling 457-458,465-469ff
Zalophus c. califomianus see Sea lion, California
Zalophus c. japonicus see Sea lion, Japanese Zalophus c. wollebaeki see Sea lion,
Galapagos Ziphiidae
classification 611 life span 33 mating system 31
Ziphius cavirostris see Whale, Cuvier's beaked