Cetacean Societies

by Mann, Janet; Connor, Richard C.; Tyack, Peter L.; Whitehead, Hal; Mann, Janer

• ISBN13: 9780226503417
• ISBN10: 0226503410
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

"Part review, part testament to extraordinary dedication, and part call to get involved,Cetacean Societieshighlights the achievements of behavioral ecologists inspired by the challenges of cetaceans and committed to the exploration of a new world."--from the preface by Richard Wrangham Long-lived, slow to reproduce, and often hidden beneath the water's surface, whales and dolphins (cetaceans) have remained elusive subjects for scientific study even though they have fascinated humans for centuries. Until recently, much of what we knew about cetaceans came from commercial sources such as whalers and trainers for dolphin acts. Innovative research methods and persistent efforts, however, have begun to penetrate the depths to reveal tantalizing glimpses of the lives of these mammals in their natural habitats. Cetacean Societiespresents the first comprehensive synthesis and review of these new studies. Groups of chapters focus on the history of cetacean behavioral research and methodology; state-of-the-art reviews of information on four of the most-studied species: bottlenose dolphins, killer whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales; and summaries of major topics, including group living, male and female reproductive strategies, communication, and conservation drawn from comparative research on a wide range of species. Written by some of the world's leading cetacean scientists, this landmark volume will benefit not just students of cetology but also researchers in other areas of behavioral and conservation ecology as well as anyone with a serious interest in the world of whales and dolphins. Contributors are Robin Baird, Phillip Clapham, Jenny Christal, Richard Connor, Janet Mann, Andrew Read, Randall Reeves, Amy Samuels, Peter Tyack, Linda Weilgart, Hal Whitehead, Randall S. Wells, and Richard Wrangham.

Author Biography

Robin W. Baird: Biology Department, Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Phillip J. Clapham: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA. Richard C. Connor: Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Janet Mann: Department of Psychology and Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Andrew Read: Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC. Amy Samuels: Department of Conservation Biology, Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, IL; Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA. Peter L. Tyack: Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA. Linda Weilgart: Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hal Whitehead: Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Randall S. Wells: Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL. Richard Wrangham: Peabody Museum, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Foreword	xi
Richard Wrangham
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: The Social Lives of Whales and Dolphins	1	(8)
Richard C. Connor
Janet Mann
Peter L. Tyack
Hal Whitehead
Part I History and Methods
Flukeprints: A History of Studying Cetacean Societies	9	(36)
Amy Samuels
Peter L. Tyack
Unraveling the Dynamics of Social Life: Long-term Studies and Observational Methods	45	(20)
Janet Mann
Studying Cetacean Social Structure in Space and Time: Innovative Techniques	65	(26)
Hal Whitehead
Jenny Christal
Peter L. Tyack
Part 2 Four Species
The Bottlenose Dolphin: Social Relationships in a Fission-Fusion Society	91	(36)
Richard C. Connor
Randall S. Wells
Janet Mann
Andrew J. Read
The Killer Whale: Foraging Specialization and Group Hunting	127	(27)
Robin W. Baird
The Sperm Whale: Social Females and Roving Males	154	(19)
Hal Whitehead
Linda Weilgart
The Humpback Whale: Seasonal Feeding and Breeding in a Baleen Whale	173	(26)
Phillip J. Clapham
Part 3 Comparative Studies, Theory, and Conservation
Group Living in Whales and Dolphins	199	(20)
Richard C. Connor
Female Reproductive Strategies of Cetaceans: Life Histories and Calf Care	219	(28)
Hal Whitehead
Janet Mann
Male Reproductive Strategies and Social Bonds	247	(23)
Richard C. Connor
Andrew J. Read
Richard Wrangham
Functional Aspects of Cetacean Communication	270	(38)
Peter L. Tyack
Science and the Conservation, Protection, and Management of Wild Cetaceans	308	(33)
Hal Whitehead
Randall R. Reeves
Peter L. Tyack
Epilogue: The Future of Behavioral Research on Cetaceans in the Wild	333	(8)
Peter L. Tyack
Richard C. Connor
Janet Mann
Hal Whitehead
Appendix 1: Cetacean Phylogeny and Evolution	341	(2)
Appendix 2: Catacean Taxonomy	343	(6)
References	349	(58)
Citation Index	407	(8)
Subject Index	415