Peter B. Best
Peter Barrington Best (1939 - 22 April 2015) was an English marine biologist known for his research on whales and dolphins of Southern Africa. He was described as the world's foremost authority on the whales and dolphins of the Southern African region.Best was an Extraordinary Professor and Head of the Whale Unit at the Mammal Research Institute of the University of Pretoria. He was well known for his work on whales and dolphins but also studied seals.
He is credited with initiating research into Southern right whales in the Southern African region in 1969 and of starting the on-going annual aerial survey of these whales in 1979.
From 1971 Best made recommendations to the Minister of Environmental Affairs on South Africa's policies relating to whaling and conservation of whales on behalf of the department of Marine and Coastal Management. Provided by Wikipedia
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5by Theoni Photopoulou, Ines M. Ferreira, Peter B. Best, Toshio Kasuya, Helene MarshGet access
Published in Frontiers in Zoology (2017)
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6by Peter B. Best, Simon H. Elwen, Per J. Palsbøll, Meredith Thornton, Evan Austin, Katja VindingContributors: “...Peter B. Best...”
Published in Marine Mammal Science (2015)
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7by Anne M. Treasure, Coleen L. Moloney, Marthán N. Bester, Christopher D. McQuaid, Ken P. Findlay, Peter B. Best, Don A. Cowan, P. J. Nico de Bruyn, Rosemary A. Dorrington, Ake Fagereng, P. William Froneman, Geoff H. Grantham, Brian P. V. Hunt, K. Ian Meiklejohn, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Alakendra N. Roychoudhury, Peter G. Ryan, Valdon R. Smith, Steven L. Chown, Isabelle J. Ansorge J. AnsorgeGet access
Published in South African Journal of Science (2013)
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8by Anne M. Treasure, Coleen L. Moloney, Marthán N. Bester, Christopher D. McQuaid, Ken P. Findlay, Peter B. Best, Don A. Cowan, P. J. Nico de Bruyn, Rosemary A. Dorrington, Ake Fagereng, P. William Froneman, Geoff H. Grantham, Brian P. V. Hunt, K. Ian Meiklejohn, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Alakendra N. Roychoudhury, Peter G. Ryan, Valdon R. Smith, Steven L. Chown, Isabelle J. Ansorge J. AnsorgeGet access
Published in South African Journal of Science (2013)
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