CETACEAN SOCIETIES
Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales
Edited by
JANET MANN, RICHARD C. CONNOR, PETER L. TYACK, AND HAL WHITEHEAD
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Chicago and London
2000
CONTENTS
Contributors ix
Foreword xi
RICHARD WRANGHAM
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: The Social Lives of Whales and Dolphins 1
RICHARD C. CONNOR, JANET MANN, PETER L. TYACK, AND HAL WHITEHEAD
Part 1
HISTORY AND METHODS
1 Flukeprints: A History of Studying Cetacean Societies 9
AMY SAMUELS AND PETER L. TYACK
2 Unraveling the Dynamics of Social Life: Long-term Studies and
Observational Methods 45
JANET MANN
3 Studying Cetacean Social Structure in Space and Time: Innovative
Techniques 65
HAL WHITEHEAD, JENNY CHRISTAL, AND PETER L. TYACK
Part 2
FOUR SPECIES
4 The Bottlenose Dolphin: Social Relationships in a Fission-Fusion Society 91
RICHARD C. CONNOR, RANDALL S. WELLS, JANET MANN, AND ANDREW J. READ
5 The Killer Whale: Foraging Specializations and Group Hunting 127
ROBIN W. BAIRD
6 The Sperm Whale: Social Females and Roving Males 154
HaL WHITEHEAD AND LINDA WEILGART
7 The Humphack Whale: Seasonal Feeding and Breeding in a Baleen Whale 173
PHILLIP J. CLAPHAM
Part 3
COMPARATIVE STUDIES, THEORY, AND CONSERVATION
8 Group Living in Whales and Dolphins 199
RICHARD C. CONNOR
9 Female Reproductive Strategies of Cetaceans: Life Histories and Calf Care
219
HAL WHITEHEAD AND JANET MANN
10 Male Reproductive Strategies and Social Bonds 247
RICHARD C. CONNOR, ANDREW J. READ, AND RICHARD WRANGHAM
11 Functional Aspects of Cetacean Communication 270
PETER L. TYACK
12 Science and the Conservation, Protection, and Management of Wild
Cetaceans 308
HAL WHITEHEAD, RANDALL R. REEVES, AND PETER L. TYACK
Epilogue: The Future of Behavioral Research on Cetaceans in the Wild 333
PETER L. TYACK, RICHARD C. CONNOR, JANET MANN, AND HAL WHITEHEAD
Appendix 1: Cetacean Phylogeny and Evolution 341
Appendix 2: Cetacean Taxonomy 343
References 349
Citation Index 407
Subject Index 415
Color gallery of photos follows p.146
BACK COVER INFORMATION:
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 shows. 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 Societies" presents 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. Appendixes cover cetacean phylogeny, evolution, and
taxonomy.
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 include Robin W. Baird, Phillip Clapham, Jenny Christal,
Richard C. Connor, Janet Mann, Andrew Read, Randall Reeves, Amy Samuels,
Peter L. Tyack, Linda Weilgart, Hal Whitehead. Randall S. Wells, and
Richard Wrangham.
JANET MANN is associate professor of psychology and biology at Georgetown
University. RICHARD C. CONNOR is assistant professor of biology at the
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. PETER L. TYACK is a senior
scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. HAL WHTTEHEAD is
professor of biology at Dalhousie University.
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