10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALEEN»
Discover the use of
baleen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
baleen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo
This completely redesigned edition remains the most informative work on baleen baskets, covering their history, characteristics, and construction, as well as profiling their makers. 48 illustrations.
Baleen, the mighty whale, was fierce beyond reason and greedy beyond need. Explains why some shales have no teeth.
3
Using Annual Cycles of Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios with ...
I compiled age estimates and baleen plate delta 13C data from 86 bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus, L., 1758).
Describes several different kinds of baleen whales, which have jaws lined with plates of baleen instead of teeth.
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Baleen whales in eastern North Pacific and Arctic waters
Popular account of various baleen whales and whaling.
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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
On the growth of the baleen plate of the fin whale and the blue whale. Bijdr. Dierk
. 35, 1—38. van Utrecht-Cock, C. N. (1965). Age determination and reproduction
of female fin whales, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) with special ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
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Introduction to Marine Biology
(a) J i m W a t t / V i s u a l s U n l i m i t e d (b) Figure 12-14 BALEEN. (a) The
large mouth of this right whale contains numerous large plates of baleen. (b) This
piece of baleen is from a humpback whale. Notice the triangular shape and the ...
George Karleskint, Richard Turner, James Small, 2009
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The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska
(SEE ALSO Baskets; Whales) Baleen (often mistakenly called whale “bone”)
hangs from the upper jaw of baleen whales in long, fringed, bonelike strips.
Baleen whales, such as humpback, bowhead, minke and gray, feed by taking in
seawater ...
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Baleen plates in the front of the mouth are shorter; posterior baleen plates
become progressively longer. The inner edge of each plate has a fringe of long,
frayed filaments. These strainer-like filaments overlap each other from plate to
plate and ...
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The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide
A Complete Visual Guide Fred Cooke. cuss Mammalia order Cetacea FAMILIES
4 GENERA 6 SPECIES 13 Baleen whales TI Mie giants of the ocean, the baleen
whales of the suborder Mysticeti feed on tiny prey, filtering aquatic invertebrates ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALEEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
baleen is used in the context of the following news items.
Roses by a variety of names
It was about when the first eucalypts appeared, along with eagles, the Tasmanian tiger and baleen whales. The first intelligent human-like apes ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
2015 GMC Yukon XL Denali 4X4
If you turn your nose up at the Yukon/Suburban twins, your only real choices are the aforementioned Escalade, the baleen-inspired QX80 and ... «Carpages.ca, Jul 15»
July Book Buzz: "Mighty Whale Tales"
The whalers prized the bowheads for their thick blubber and elongated baleen, rows of whalebone in their mouths. Toozak, an Eskimo boy, ... «The Missourian, Jul 15»
Let's Eat: Guava BBQ Pork Tenderloin
We're firing up the WINK Kitchen with Chef Derek Rosen from Baleen in Naples. He's showing us how to make a Guava BBQ Pork Tenderloin, ... «Wink News, Jul 15»
Up close with humpback whales
Uniquely among baleen whales, humpbacks may hunt co-operatively; several will encircle a shoal, creating a virtual net of air bubbles to trap ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
42-footlong blue whale washed ashore at Revdanda coast in …
There are two basic types of whales - toothed and baleen. Baleen whales have a specialised filter in their mouths that blocks out dirt and other ... «Jagran Josh, Jun 15»
PLYMOUTH MARITIME DAY: Blessing of the fleet, slurping of the …
... still nice to take a break to handle a bit of whale baleen, stroke a live lobster's tail or try the ultimate seaside snack – oysters on the half shell. «Wicked Local Plymouth, Jun 15»
What Killer Whales Can Teach Us -- It Might Surprise You
... sacrificed agility and grace in the bargain, and many species did so, especially the baleen whales, who glide along the surface and with their ... «AlterNet, Jun 15»
Nine dead fin whales discovered off the coast of Alaska and no one …
They are baleen feeders and strain their food through baleen plates. Wynne believes, because fin whales eat in groups, that it's possible that ... «Inhabitat, Jun 15»
Mysterious Whale Deaths In Alaska Baffle Scientists
... on small schooling fish, such as herring and sand lance, by opening their wide mouths and filtering the food in through baleen plates. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
