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DOLPHINS
Compiled by Diana Niskern
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Science Reference Section
Science and Technology Division
Library of Congress
10 First Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540-5581
TB 91-10 April 1991
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SCOPE: The family Delphinidae is the largest family of toothed
whales. It includes not only those mammals commonly
referred to as dolphins, such as the bottlenosed dolphin
often seen in captivity, but also the killer whale. This
literature guide is not intended to be a comprehensive
bibliography on dolphins; the guide is designed--as the
name of the series implies--to put the reader "on
target."
INTRODUCTIONS TO THE TOPIC
* Available in reference collection, Science Reading Room
The Dolphin report. Sea frontiers, v. 37, Mar./Apr. 1991:
36-55. GC1.S4
Includes articles on dolphin intelligence and
communication and on therapeutic swim-with-dolphins
programs, plus a collection of news items about dolphins.
Dolphins. In The New book of popular science. v. 5.
Danbury, Conn., Grolier, c1990. p. 61-66. Q162.N437 1990*
W~rsig, Bernd. Dolphins. Scientific American, v. 240, Mar.
1979: 136-138, 140, 143-146, 148. T1.S5
SUBJECT HEADINGS used by the Library of Congress, under which
books on dolphins can be located in most card, book, and online
catalogs, include the following:
DOLPHINS (Highly relevant)
ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSED DOLPHINS (Relevant)
BOTTLENOSED DOLPHINS (Relevant)
KILLER WHALE (Relevant)
CETACEA (More general)
MARINE MAMMALS (More general)
GENERAL TEXTS
Baker, Mary L. Dolphins, Delphinidae. In her Whales,
dolphins, and porpoises of the world. Garden City, N.Y.,
Doubleday, 1987. p. 83-163. QL737.C4B235 1987*
Bonner, W. Nigel. Whales of the world. New York, Facts on
File, c1989. 191 p. QL737.C4B67 1989*
Bibliography: p. 186-187.
See especially "The oceanic dolphins" (p. 102-129)
and "Killers and their kin" (p. 130-145).
Ellis, Richard. Dolphins and porpoises. New York, Knopf;
Distributed by Random House, 1982. 270 p.
QL737.C43E44 1982*
References and bibliography: p. 215-258.
Evans, Peter G. H. The natural history of whales &
dolphins. New York, Facts on File Publications, c1987.
343 p. QL737.C4E93 1987*
Bibliography: p. 302-335.
The Greenpeace book of dolphins. Edited by John May. New
York, Sterling Pub. Co., 1990. 159 p. QL737.C432G74 1990
"Originally published in Great Britain by Century
Editions."
Suitable for younger readers. Includes sections on
human threats from hunting, fishing, and environmental
disruption and on the controversies surrounding military
use of dolphins and dolphins in captivity.
Reeves, Randall R., and Stephen Leatherwood. The Sea World
book of dolphins. San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
c1987. 111 p. QL737.C432R44 1987
Describes the evolution, physical characteristics,
habits, natural environment, and conservation of various
types of dolphins. Especially suitable for younger
readers.
Research on dolphins. Edited by M. M. Bryden, Richard
Harrison. Oxford, Eng., Clarendon Press; New York,
Oxford University Press, 1986. 478 p. QL737.C432R47 1986
Technical papers on dolphin anatomy and physiology,
dolphins in captivity, and dolphins in the ocean.
SPECIALIZED TITLES
Behavioral biology of killer whales. Editors, Barbara C.
Kirkevold and Joan S. Lockard. New York, A.R. Liss,
c1986. 457 p. (Zoo biology monographs, v. 1)
Includes bibliographies. QL737.C432B44 1986
The Bottlenose dolphin. Edited by Stephen Leatherwood,
Randall R. Reeves. San Diego, Academic Press, c1990.
653 p. QL737.C432B67 1990
Includes bibliographical references.
Donoghue, Michael, and Annie Wheeler. Save the dolphins.
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., Sheridan House, 1990. 119 p., 48 p.
of plates. QL737.C432D664 1990
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117).
Gormley, Gerard. Orcas of the Gulf: a natural history. San
Francisco, Sierra Club Books, c1990. 205 p.QL737.C432G685 1990
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-199).
Describes killer whales in the western North Atlantic.
Kastner, Paul, Joan Kastner, and Jessica A. Porter. Gentle
giants of the sea. By the Whale Museum. 2nd ed. Edited
by A. Russ Hoelzel. Friday Harbor, Wash., The Museum,
1986. 132, 48 p. QL737.C4K26 1986
Includes bibliographies.
A teaching tool for the elementary grades that
introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and
natural environment of various species of whales and
dolphins. Also discusses whale lore and history and the
relationship of these sea mammals to humans. Includes
teacher's notes and a variety of related activities.
THE FOLLOWING SPECIALIZED TITLES ARE:
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF EXPERIENCES WITH DOLPHINS
Hoyt, Erich. The whale called killer. New York, Dutton,
c1981. 226 p. QL737.C432H69 1981
Bibliography: p. 201-215.
O'Barry, Richard. Behind the dolphin smile. With Keith
Coulbourn. Chapel Hill, N.C., Algonquin Books of Chapel
Hill; Dallas, Tex., Taylor Pub. Co., 1988. 252 p.
QL795.D7O23 1988
By the trainer of the television star "Flipper."
Ridgway, Sam H. The dolphin doctor: a pioneering
veterinarian remembers the extraordinary dolphin that
inspired his career. Dublin, N.H., Yankee Books, c1987.
159 p. SF613.R54A3 1987
Story of a young American veterinarian and a Navy
research dolphin.
Shane, Susan H. The bottlenose dolphin in the wild.
Felton, Calif., Dolphin Book, c1988. 48 p.
MLCS 89/15118 (G)
HANDBOOKS
CRC handbook of marine mammal medicine: health, disease, and
rehabilitation. Editor, Leslie A. Dierauf. Boca Raton,
Fla., CRC Press, c1990. 735 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
SF997.5.M35C73 1990
Hoyt, Erich. The whale watcher's handbook. Garden City,
N.Y., Doubleday, c1984. 208 p. QL737.C4H68 1984
Bibliography: p. 203-204.
Leatherwood, Stephen, and Randall R. Reeves. The Sierra
Club handbook of whales and dolphins. San Francisco,
Sierra Club Books, c1983. 302 p. QL737.C4L33 1983
See especially "The oceanic dolphins": p. 152-261.
Minasian, Stanley M., Kenneth C. Balcomb, and Larry A.
Foster. Oceanic dolphins. In their The world's whales:
the complete illustrated guide. Washington, Smithsonian
Books; New York, Distributed by W. W. Norton, c1984. p.
118-185. QL737.C4M66 1984*
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Bird, James E. Whales, whaling, dolphins, and porpoises: an
annotated bibliography. San Diego, American Cetacean
Society, 1977. 85 leaves. (American Cetacean Society.
Publication, no. ACSSD-1) Z7996.C4B57
Truitt, Deborah. Dolphins and porpoises: a comprehensive,
annotated bibliography of the smaller Cetacea. Detroit,
Gale Research Co., 1974. 582 p. Z7996.C4T75
Whitfield, William K. An annotated bibliography of dolphin
and porpoise families Delphinidae and Platanistidae. St.
Petersburg, Marine Research Laboratory, Florida Dept. of
Natural Resources, 1971. 104 p. (Marine Research
Laboratory, St. Petersburg, Fla. Special scientific
report, no. 26) Z7996.C4W46 and Pamphlet box*
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Breeding dolphins: present status, suggestions for the
future. Edited by Sam H. Ridgway and Kurt Benirschke.
Prepared for Marine Mammal Commission, Washington, D.C.
San Diego, Zoological Society of San Diego, Nov. 1977.
308 p. PB-273673
Contains the proceedings of a Dolphin Breeding
Workshop held at the San Diego Zoo under the sponsorship
of the Marine Mammal Commission, Dec. 1975.
Dolphin cognition and behavior: a comparative approach.
Edited by Ronald J. Schusterman, Jeanette A. Thomas,
Forrest G. Wood. Hillsdale, N.J., L. Erlbaum
Associates, 1986. 393 p. QL737.C432D65 1986
Papers of a conference held at the Hubbs Marine
Research Institute at Sea World in June, 1983.
STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS
International Whaling Commission. Report. 1949/50-
Cambridge. annual. SH381.I484
Wells, Randall S., Michael D. Scott, and A. Blair Irvine.
The social structure of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins.
Current mammalogy, v. 1, 1987: 247-305.
QL700.C87 vol. 1, 1987
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. Washington,
U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1991. 118 p. KF26.C696 1990a
Holt, Rennie S., and Stephanie N. Sexton. Monitoring trends
in dolphin abundance in the eastern tropical Pacific
using research vessels over a long sampling period:
analyses of 1986 data, the first year. In United
States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Fishery
bulletin, v. 88, no. 1, 1990: 105-111. SH11.A25
Leatherwood, Stephen, David K. Caldwell, and Howard E. Winn.
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North
Atlantic: a guide to their identification. With special
assistance by William E. Schevill and Melba C. Caldwell.
Seattle, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1976. 176 p. (NOAA technical report NMFS CIRC,
396) QL737.C4L34 and Pamphlet box*
United States. CONGRESS. HOUSE. COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE
AND FISHERIES. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
INVESTIGATIONS. Mass mortality of bottlenose dolphins in
1987-88: hearings before the Subcommittee on Oversight
and Investigations of the Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries, House of Representatives, One Hundred
First Congress, first session on the conclusions of the
clinical investigation of the 1987-88 mass mortality of
the bottlenose dolphins along the United States Central
and South Atlantic coasts, May 9, 10, 1989. Washington,
U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1989. 302 p. KF27.M474 1989c
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the eastern North Pacific
and adjacent Arctic waters: a guide to their
identification. Stephen Leatherwood and others. With
Appendix A on tagging by Larry Hobbs. Seattle, U.S.
Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1982.
245 p. (NOAA technical report NMFS circular, 444)
QL737.C4W443 1982
ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES that index relevant journal
articles and other literature on dolphins are listed below. Some
suggested terms are given as aids in searching. Note: Consult
reference librarian for location of abstracting and indexing
services in the Science Reading Room. The following indexes are
available in most public and college libraries:
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INDEX (1913-) Z7913.I7*
See: Dolphins
BIOLOGICAL & AGRICULTURAL INDEX (1916-) Z5073.A46*
See: Dolphins
GENERAL SCIENCE INDEX (1978-) Z7401.G46*
See: Dolphins and Porpoises
MAGAZINE INDEX Available in several formats in LC
See: Dolphins
Bottlenosed Dolphins
Killer Whale
READERS' GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE (1900-) AI3.R48
See: Dolphins
Killer Whales
The following abstracting and indexing services, which should be
used for more exhaustive searches, may be available only in large
or specialized libraries.
AQUATIC SCIENCES AND FISHERIES ABSTRACTS. PART 1,
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND LIVING RESOURCES (1971-) QH90.A1A68*
See: Headings such as Delphinidae, Orcinus orca, etc. in
Taxonomic Index
BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS (1926-) QH301.B37*
See: Dolphin(s) and Killer Whale(s) in Subject Index
Names of individual species in Generic Index
INDEX MEDICUS (1960-) Z6660.I422*
See: Dolphins
OCEANIC ABSTRACTS (1964-) GC1.O24*
See: Marine Mammals in Subject Index
Taxonomic names in Organism Index
SCIENCE CITATION INDEX (1961-) Z7401.S365*
See especially PERMUTERM SUBJECT INDEX (1966-) for
entries under keywords of interest
WILDLIFE REVIEW (1935-) SK351.W58*
See: Marine Mammals section
Names of individual species in Systematic Index -
Mammals
ZOOLOGICAL RECORD (1864-) Z7991.Z87*
See section 19, Mammalia, for entries under Delphinidae
in Systematic Index or under scientific name in Index to
Genera
Online data bases may be available in some libraries. Data bases
likely to be useful for topics related to dolphins include
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Life
Sciences Collection, MEDLINE, NTIS, SCISEARCH, and Zoological
Record Online.
JOURNALS that often contain relevant articles include the
following:
Acoustical Society of America. JOURNAL QC221.A4
AQUATIC MAMMALS Not in LC collection
CETOLOGY QL737.C4C38
INVESTIGATIONS ON CETACEA QL737.C4P55
Collected works edited by G. Pilleri
MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE QL713.2.M33
OCEANUS GC1.O35
SEA FRONTIERS GC1.S4
Tokyo. Whales Research Institute. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
QL737.C4T5
WHALEWATCHER; JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CETACEAN SOCIETY
QL737.C4W45
REPRESENTATIVE JOURNAL ARTICLES
Asper, Edward D., W. Glenn Young, and Michael T. Walsh.
Observations on the birth and development of a captive-
born killer whale. International zoo yearbook, v. 27,
1988: 295-304. QL76.I55 1987*
Coe, James M., David B. Holts, and Richard W. Butler. The
"tuna-porpoise" problem: NMFS dolphin mortality reduction
research, 1970-81. Marine fisheries review,
v. 46, no. 3, 1984: 18-33. SH11.A4463
Forcier-Beringer, Ann G. Talking with dolphins. Sea
frontiers/sea secrets, v. 32, Mar./Apr. 1986: 84-92.
GC1.S4
Hand, Douglas. Keeping an ear on Orcas. Oceans, v. 20,
July/Aug. 1987: 10-19, 59. GC1.O34
Hoyt, Erich. The whales called "killer." National
geographic, v. 166, Aug. 1984: 220-237. G1.N27
Moore, P. W. B., and others. The critical interval in
dolphin echolocation: what is it? In Acoustical Society
of America. Journal, v. 76, July 1984: 314-317. QC221.A4
Pryor, Karen, and others. A dolphin-human fishing
cooperative in Brazil. Marine mammal science, v. 6, Jan.
1990: 77-82. QL713.2.M33
Shane, Susan H., Randall S. Wells, and Bernd W~rsig.
Ecology, behavior and social organization of the
bottlenose dolphin: a review. Marine mammal science, v.
2, Jan. 1986: 34-63. QL713.2.M33
Includes extensive bibliography.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
The following reports are available in the Microform collection
of the Science Reading Room. They are sold by the National
Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161.
Gilpatrick, James W., and others. Summary of distribution
records of the spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris,
and the pantropical spotted dolphin, S. attenuata, from
the western Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. La
Jolla, CA, Southwest Fisheries Center, National Marine
Fisheries Service, NOAA, Oct. 1987. 43 p. (NOAA-TM-
NMFS-SWFC-89) PB88-160189*
Hill, P. Scott, Alan Jackson, and Tim Gerrodette. Report of
a marine mammal survey of the eastern tropical Pacific
aboard the research vessel McArthur, July 29-December 7,
1989. La Jolla, CA, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southwest Fisheries Center, June 1990. 141 p. (NOAA-
TM-NMFS-SWFC-143) PB90-246828*
Pawloski, Deborah A. Combined stimulus control of peak
frequency and source level in the echolocating dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus). San Diego, CA, Naval Ocean Systems
Center, Mar. 1988. 24 p. AD-A209 267*
Wilson, Carrie E., and others. Summary of worldwide
locality records of the striped dolphin, Stenella
coeruleoalba. La Jolla, CA, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southwest Fisheries Center, Dec. 1987. 71 p.
(NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFC-90) PB88-217468
Additional technical reports and other types of literature may be
identified in the following abstracting and indexing journals:
GOVERNMENT REPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS & INDEX (1946-) Z7916.G78*
See: Dolphins (Mammals)
MONTHLY CATALOG OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
(1895-) Z1223.A18*
See: Dolphins
SELECTED MATERIALS available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet
boxes include:
Annotated bibliography of publications from the US Navy's
Marine Mammal Program. San Diego, Naval Ocean Systems
Center, July 1985. 56 p. (NOSC technical document 627,
revision A)
Blaylock, Robert A. Distribution and abundance of the
bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1921),
in Virginia. In United States. National Marine
Fisheries Service. Fishery bulletin, v. 86, Oct. 1988:
797-805.
Ford, John K. B. Family fugues. Natural history, v. 100,
Mar. 1991: 68-70, 72-74, 76.
Kaplan, Justine. The day of the dolphins. Omni, v. 11,
June 1989: 42-44, 46, 48, 94-96.
Morrison, David C. Marine mammals join the Navy. Science,
v. 242, Dec. 16, 1988: 1503-1504.
Quammen, David. Who swims with the tuna? Outside, v. 15,
Dec. 1990: 31-35.
Tyack, Peter L., and Laela S. Sayigh. Those dolphins aren't
just whistling in the dark. Oceanus, v. 32, spring 1989:
80-83.
Wells, Randall S. Secrets of a high society. National
wildlife, v. 27, Aug./Sept. 1989: 38-44.
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
American Cetacean Society
P.O. Box 2639
San Pedro, CA 90731
Telephone: (213) 548-6279
Center for Marine Conservation
1725 DeSales St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 429-5609
Interspecies Communication, Inc.
273 Hidden Meadow
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Telephone: (206) 378-5186
To identify the current addresses of other relevant
organizations and research projects, consult CONSERVATION
DIRECTORY (S920.C64*), ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASSOCIATIONS (AS22.E5*),
RESEARCH CENTERS DIRECTORY (AS25.D5*), and LIFE SCIENCES
ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES DIRECTORY (QH321.L54 1988*) under such
keywords as Dolphin(s), Cetacea(ns), and Marine Mammals.
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