Marine Mammals of the World

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Basic Marine Mammal Biology

Chapter 3: Taxonomic Groupings Above the Species Level

Chapter 4: Cetaceans

Chapter 5: Pinnipeds

Chapter 6: Sirenian and Other Species

Chapter 7: Extinct Species

Chapter 8: Dichotomous Identification Keys

Chapter 9: Summaries of Characters for Similar Species

Thomas A. Jefferson, Ph.D. is a marine mammal biologist and director of Clymene Enterprises, in
Lakeside, California. He has been studying marine mammals around the world since 1983, and has traveled
widely in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia in pursuit of his work. His primary focus is on the population
biology and taxonomy of small cetaceans, and their effective conservation. Marc A. Webber has studied marine mammals in the wild and captivity since 1977. He has traveled to the
Arctic, Antarctic, and many areas in between to study, photograph, and teach about marine mammals. He
has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1992 and at present is the Deputy Manager at Alaska
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge which is based in Homer, Alaska. Robert L. Pitman is a marine biologist at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California,
and has published extensively on marine birds and mammals. Since 1976 he has averaged 6 months a year
at sea on research vessels operating in all the world's oceans. His current research interests include ecology
and systematics of killer whales in Antarctica and Australia.

"An excellent addition to the library of any wildlife disease professional, providing all the current information on basic species identification needed to identify, and have a basic understanding of, a marine mammal observed at sea or on the necropsy table. The guide is useful for students, biologists, managers, and veterinarians alike. It stands out from the many other smaller or older field guides to marine mammals currently available because of its breadth of information, its beautiful illustrations, and its carefully constructed dichotomous keys. I thoroughly recommend it to all marine mammal enthusiasts as a quintessential guide to species identification." - Frances Gulland, Director, Marine Mammal Center; Review in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases "This guide is the most comprehensive [among the competition] and, to my mind, the best. . I recommend this comprehensive and up-to-date guide to every budding as well as serious marine mammalogist." - Bernd Wursig, Regents Professor and Chair of the Marine Biology Graduate Program, Texas A&M University; Review in Aquatic Mammals [T]ruly is a comprehensive guide to the identification of the world's marine mammals. . [T]he authors compiled a unique combination of identification tools into a single volume: detailed species accounts, descriptive photographs, dichotomous keys, and trait comparison tables. . Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification is the one book that anyone seeking to identify the world's marine mammals-dead or alive-should have on their shelf. . Most helpfully, the text . is supported by a generous number of high-quality illustrations and photographs that show the diagnostic physical and behavioral characteristics of each species from a variety of angles. . [T]he dichotomous keys and comparison tables in the back put this guide on a utilitarian plane above other guides. [It] will be a welcome addition to any library. The authors pooled their vast observational

"An excellent addition to the library of any wildlife disease professional, providing all the current information on basic species identification needed to identify, and have a basic understanding of, a marine mammal observed at sea or on the necropsy table. The guide is useful for students, biologists, managers, and veterinarians alike. It stands out from the many other smaller or older field guides to marine mammals currently available because of its breadth of information, its beautiful illustrations, and its carefully constructed dichotomous keys. I thoroughly recommend it to all marine mammal enthusiasts as a quintessential guide to species identification."

- Frances Gulland, Director, Marine Mammal Center; Review in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases

"This guide is the most comprehensive [among the competition] and, to my mind, the best. . I recommend this comprehensive and up-to-date guide to every budding as well as serious marine mammalogist."

- Bernd Wursig, Regents Professor and Chair of the Marine Biology Graduate Program,

Texas A&M University; Review in Aquatic Mammals

[T]ruly is a comprehensive guide to the identification of the world's marine mammals. . [T]he authors compiled a unique combination of identification tools into a single volume: detailed species accounts, descriptive photographs, dichotomous keys, and trait comparison tables. . Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification is the one book that anyone seeking to identify the world's marine mammals-dead or alive-should have on their shelf. . Most helpfully, the text . is supported by a generous number of high-quality illustrations and photographs that show the diagnostic physical and behavioral characteristics of each species from a variety of angles. . [T]he dichotomous keys and comparison tables in the back put this guide on a utilitarian plane above other guides. [It] will be a welcome addition to any library. The authors pooled their vast