Baleen Whales. Mammals of Russia and Adjacent Regions
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Author(s): V. Sokolov and V. Arsenev
Publisher: Science Publishers
ISBN: 1578081858
Format: hardback
317pp
Price: $98.00
Review Date: 07 July 2006
Review: This book, the latest in the series on mammals of the Soviet Union, describes the biological characteristics of Baleen whales of the order Cetacea. It includes details of form, systemic position, range, biology and practical significance. The first chapters give a biography of Vladimir G. Heptner. These are followed by details on how to identify the suborders: the Baleen or Toothless whale, Mysticeti Flower – the families of Grey Whales, Rorquals and Humpback, Sei Whale, Bryde’s Whale, Fin Whale, Blue Whale, Borowski, Right Whales, Balalenidae, Greenland Whales and Linnaeus.