REFERENCE SOURCES FOR MARINE MAMMALOGY 



by 

 Gerald J. Oppenheimer 



CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



Abstracts 2 



Indexes 5 



Review journals 5 



Periodicals in mammalogy 6 



Special periodicals in aquatic mammalogy... 7 



Systematic accounts and non-current reference 



sources 7 



INTRODUCTION 



The main purpose of this list is to answer the question "Which sources 

 should be consulted in order to keep informed on the current literature of 

 marine mammalogy?" Sections A-E seek to accomplish this objective by 

 indicating abstracts, indexes, review journals, periodicals in the field of 

 mammalogy, and special periodicals devoted to aquatic mammalogy. 



A second purpose is to provide some entry to the older literature, and 

 to mention some of the important systematic accounts. These items are 

 found in section F. 



Only scholarly periodicals and abstracting media have been considered, 

 to the exclusion of popular, semi-popular and news -type material. Also, 

 government documents, with a few exceptions, have not been introduced; 

 thus the omission of such reference works as, e.g., Readers Guide, The 

 New York Times Index, and the Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government 

 Publications. 



The term "marine mammals" as used here focuses primarily on 

 cetaceans and pinnipeds. No effort has been made to collect special sources 

 of literature on sirenians, the sea otter, and the polar bear. 



Most items treat of aquatic mammalogy in its biological aspect. Some, 

 however, concentrate on other phases, e.g., historical (Al and E4), economic 

 (A6, A14, El and E2), and technological (A5, A6, A14 and E2). 



The present list (40 entries) has been compiled at the suggestion of the 

 Office of Marine Mammal Research, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 Seattle, Washington. Criticism of the list is invited. 



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