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This book evolved through the efforts of several organizations and the dedication of many individuals. In 1987, we received arequest to propose a workshop topic for the Fifth International Theriological Congress (ITC) to be held in August 1989 in Rome, Italy. After looking up the meaning of the word "theriological" in the dictionary and discovering that it pertains to mammalian behavior, we decided a symposium on sensory abilities of whales and dOlphins would be an interesting topic. The ITC convenes only every five years and has the distinction of being very weIl attended by scientists from around the world. We thought that hosting a workshop in conjunction with the ITC would attract a variety of international scientists that rarely have the opportunity to interact. Fortunately for all involved, our prediction was correct. The first two days of the workshop, 23-24 August 1989, were held in conjunction with ITC and the nearly 1,000 attending scientists were able to view our posters and listen to lectures. The third day was limited to only ab out 65 invited scientists who were divided into topical working groups chaired by a rapporteur.
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Table of contents (50 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Sensory Anatomy and Physiology
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Acoustic Senses
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Echolocation/Sound Production
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans
Book Subtitle: Laboratory and Field Evidence
Editors: Jeanette A. Thomas, Ronald A. Kastelein
Series Title: NATO Science Series A:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0858-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43695-6Published: 31 January 1991
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0860-5Published: 02 August 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0858-2Published: 11 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 710
Topics: Developmental Biology, Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology