Gray Whales Bibliography

GRAY WHALES BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Academy of Sciences Library


 WORLD WIDE WEB

Alaska Department of Fish & Game Wildlife Notebook Series – Gray Whale

http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/marine/gray.htm

This page from the state of Alaska provides basic information about the gray whale from its feeding to migration habits.

California Gray Whale Tutorial -- under Resources link, no direct url due to frames

http://www.slocoe.org/

An interactive tutorial on the California gray whale is available through this page. Click on the links to see an anatomical diagram to discover the names of the parts of a gray whale’s body, see a migration map, or find out about whaling in these educational pages.

Eschritius robustus -- Gray Whale

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/eschrichtius/e._robustus$narrative.html

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/eschrichtius/e._robustus$media.html

The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology has two pages of interest about gray whales. The narrative page contains basic information about the gray whale. The media page provides access to photographs.

Gray Whale: American Cetacean Society Fact Sheet

http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/graywhl.htm

Did you know that the gray whale is the only living member of the family Eschrichtiidae? The American Cetacean Society site provides that information, and much more, along with links to other sites.

Gray Whale – The Marine Mammal Center

http://www.tmmc.org/learning/education/whales/gray.asp

The Marine Mammal Center has provided a brief page about gray whales, a whale found only in the Pacific Ocean that has one of the longest migrations of any mammal.

Gray Whale – Sea World

http://www.seaworld.org/GrayWhale/animal.html

Sea World has provided a limited fact sheet about the gray whale that includes a migration map.

Gray Whale: ZoomWhales.com

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Graywhale.shtml

This page provides basic facts about the gray whale. Everything from how they sleep to how they eat is included. Access to a printout for coloring and a brief explanation of the gray whale for children are also provided.

Gray Whales with Winston: A Guide to Gray Whales and Gray Whale Watching

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Jungle/1953/index.html

Gray Whales 101, Gray Whale News, Photos of Gray Whales, and more information are all provided by this web site.

Journey North: Gray Whales

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/spring2000/species/gwhale/index.html

This site tracked the migration of the gray whale from February 9 through May 15, 2000. At this site you can find out what happened during migration in the year 2000.

Return of the Gray Whales

http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/whalehunt_grays981110.html

Although current estimates suggest that there are more than 23,000 gray whales now, not so long ago the population dipped below 2,000! At this ABC News site find out more about gray whales, their migration, and the threat of whaling.

Whale Times – Fishin’ for Facts: Gray Whales

http://www.whaletimes.org/whagray.htm

This easy to understand site is geared to provide children with more information about the gray whale.

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 LENDING & REFERENCE BOOKS

Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Status Report on the Gray Whale in Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, [1983- ]. Biodiv REF QL706.83 .C2 S72 Grayw

Gilmore, Raymond M. A Census of the California Gray Whale. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, [1960]. Main Serials SH11 .A335 no.342.

Gordon, David G. and Alan Baldridge. Gray Whales. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium, c1991. Pub & REF Wild California QL737 .C425 G67 1991.

Jefferson, Thomas A., Stephen Leatherwood, and Marc A. Webber. Marine Mammals of the World. Rome: United Nations Environment Programme: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1993, c1994. M&O REF QL713.2 .J43 1994.

Klinowska, M. Dolphins, Porpoises and Whales of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1991. Biodiv REF QL737 .C4 K57 1991.

Miller, Tom. The World of the California Gray Whale. Santa Ana, CA: Baja Trail Publications, c1975. Main QL737 .C425 M5.

Nickerson, Roy. The Friendly Whales: A Whalewatcher's Guide to the Gray Whales of Baja California. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, c1987. SA QL737 .C425 N53 1987.

Rice, Dale W. and Allen A. Wolman. The Life History and Ecology of the Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus). [Stillwater, OK]: American Society of Mammalogists, 1971. M&O REF & SA QL737 .C425 R5.

Richardson, Scott A. Washington State Status Report for the Gray Whale. Olympia, WA: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, [1997]. Biodiv REF QL737 .C425 R52 1997.

Ridgway, Sam H. and Richard J. Harrison eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals. London: New York: Academic Press, 1981-. M&O QL713.2 .H34 1981 vol. 3.

Rose, Tom. Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event. New York, NY: Carol Pub. Group, c1989. Main PN4888 .T4 R67 1989.

Walker, Theodore J. Whale Primer: With Special Attention to the California Gray Whale. [San Diego, CA]: Cabrillo Historical Association, 1975. Pub QL737 .C4 W34 1975.

 CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Mell, Jan. The Atlantic Gray Whale. New York, NY: Crestwood House, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C425 M45 1989.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Whales: Giants of the Deep. New York, NY: Holiday House, 1984. Pub Juv QL737 .C4 P374 1984.

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 MULTIMEDIA & AUDIO/VISUAL

MULTIMEDIA:

Marine Mammals of the World. [Amsterdam]: Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification, University of Amsterdam, [c1996]. Biodiv CD-ROM QL713.2 .M377 1996.

AUDIO/VISUAL:

Protecting Our Endangered Species. Chappaqua, NY: New Castle Communications, Inc., 1996. (30 min.) Biodiv QL83 .P766 1996.

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For more information on whales, please see the Marine Mammals Bibliography – http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/marinem.htm

All materials above with a call number beginning Biodiv, Biodiv Juv, Pub, or Pub Juv are available for check out to Academy members.


 

 

 

 

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