00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.951656 CaOODSP 20250530143530 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 250530t19901990oncab ob f000 0 eng d 0660138174 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- Fs94-224E-PDF Fs94-224E Advances in research on the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas / edited by T.G. Smith, D.J. St. Aubin and J.R. Geraci. Ottawa : Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1990. ©1990 1 online resource (vi, 206 pages) : illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian bulletin of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 224 Digitized edition from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-206). 1) Research on beluga whales: introduction and overview; 2) Evolution and systematics of the beluga whale and other odontocetes: a molecular approach; 3) The distribution and abundance of belugas in eastern Canadian subarctic waters: a review and update; 4) Distribution, abundance, and movements of beluga whales in coastal waters of western Alaska; 5) Age-length and length-weight comparisons in the beluga; 6) Philopatry and site tenacity of belugas hunted by the Inuit at the Nastapoka estuary, eastern Hudson Bay; 7) Cutaneous response to implants, tags, and marks in beluga whales and bottlenose dolphins, Tursops truncatus; 8) Reactions of belugas and narwhals, Monodon monoceros, to ice-breaking ships in the Canadian high Arctic; 9) Echolocation abilities of the beluga: a review and comparison with the bottlenose dolphin; 10) Integumentary heat loss and blubber distribution in the beluga with comparisons to the narwhal; 11) Dynamics of tooth growth in beluga whales and effectiveness of tetracycline as a marker for age determination; 12) Adrenal responsiveness to stimulation by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in captive beluga whales; 13) Assessment of immunological function in captive beluga whales: humoral response to sheep red blood cell antigens; 14) Organochlorine contaminants in belugas from Canadian waters; 15) Heavy metals and selenium in tissues of beluga whales from the Canadian Arctic and the St. Lawrence estuary. Collection of 14 articles representing a cross-section of current research on beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in North American waters. Abstracts in English and French. White whale Research. Béluga Recherche. Smith, T. G. (Thomas G.) editor. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body Canadian bulletin of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; bulletin 224. (CaOODSP)9.951654 PDF 3562 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mpo-dfo/Fs94-224-eng.pdf