A List of the Marine Mammals of the World. Third Edition / Dale W. Rice.

This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publication lists 116 species of living and recently extinct marine mammals of the world. Included are 36 species of Order Carnivora (polar bear, sea otter, and 34 pinnipeds); 5 species of Order Sirenia; 10 of Order Mysticeti (baleen whales); and...

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Main Author: Rice, Dale W.
Corporate Author: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977.
Subjects:
Biological Sciences.
Biology.
Classification.
Geographic Distribution.
Marine Biology.
Marine Mammals.
Oceanography.
Scientific Research.
Wildlife Management.
Zoology.
Reports, Research.
Genre:
Reports, Research.
Physical Description:22 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publication lists 116 species of living and recently extinct marine mammals of the world. Included are 36 species of Order Carnivora (polar bear, sea otter, and 34 pinnipeds); 5 species of Order Sirenia; 10 of Order Mysticeti (baleen whales); and 65 species of Order Odontoceti (tooth whales). Living freshwater pinnipeds, sirenians and cetaceans are included. Information given for listed families, genera, and species is mostly limited to distribution and literature sources where the taxonomy is described. A list of generic and specific synomyms is also provided. This publication is part of a series of technical reports for the National Marine Fisheries Service. (MR)
Note:Availability: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Stock Number 003-020-00134-3; $1.00).
ERIC Note: Contains occasional small type.
Microform.
Call Number:ED160401 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.