Marine BiologyThe new, sixth edition of Marine Biology covers the basics of marine biology and takes a global, non-regional perspective, emphasizing that the world's oceans and seas are an integrated system that cannot be understood by looking in any one person's own backyard. For many students this is a new perspective. This introductory, one-semester text is designed for non-majors. |
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Page 251
... dolphins , and porpoises are as intelligent as hu- mans , maybe even more so . Are they really that smart ? There is no question that cetaceans are among the most in- telligent of animals . Dolphins , killer whales , and pilot whales in ...
... dolphins , and porpoises are as intelligent as hu- mans , maybe even more so . Are they really that smart ? There is no question that cetaceans are among the most in- telligent of animals . Dolphins , killer whales , and pilot whales in ...
Page 253
... dolphins reduces their life span . Though exaggerations abound , there are authenticated cases of dolphins approach- ing human swimmers who appeared to be in trouble . For more than a cen- tury , fishermen in southern Brazil have ...
... dolphins reduces their life span . Though exaggerations abound , there are authenticated cases of dolphins approach- ing human swimmers who appeared to be in trouble . For more than a cen- tury , fishermen in southern Brazil have ...
Page 537
... dolphins feed . Dolphins them- selves are being hunted for human food . It is becoming popular in countries like PerĂº , where dolphin meat is much cheaper than beef or chicken . Tuna fishermen using giant purse - seine nets ( see Figure ...
... dolphins feed . Dolphins them- selves are being hunted for human food . It is becoming popular in countries like PerĂº , where dolphin meat is much cheaper than beef or chicken . Tuna fishermen using giant purse - seine nets ( see Figure ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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