Dolphin confidential : confessions of a field biologist /

Dolphin confidential : confessions of a field biologist /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bearzi, Maddalena.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Dolphins. Dolphins -- Research. Marine mammalogy -- Fieldwork. Dolphins. Dolphins -- Research.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11145674

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ISBN:	9780226040189 0226040186 1280125969 9781280125966 9780226040158 0226040151
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Who hasn & rsquo;t fantasized about the unique thrill of working among charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild? We need not live this solely in our imaginations anymore. With Dolphin Confidential Maddalena Bearzi invites all of us shore-bound dreamers to join her and travel alongside the dolphins. In this fascinating account, she takes us inside the world of a marine scientist and offers a firsthand understanding of marine mammal behavior, as well as the frustrations, delights, and creativity that make up dolphin research. In this intimate narrative, Bearzi recounts her e.
Other form:	Print version: Bearzi, Maddalena. Dolphin confidential. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012 9780226040158
Standard no.:	7188880

Table of Contents:

Magical bonds. Yucatan ; Among lizards ; Departure ; Face-to-face with dolphins ; Adios, El Palmar ; Conservation awakening
Metropolitan dolphins. California ; Academia ; Cosmopolitan dolphins ; Party time! ; Desperately seeking dolphins ; Fingerprinted
Hard times. Invading their world ; Dolphins under the weather ; Vanishing innocents
Learning from dolphins. Alike ; Emotional beings.