Sex in Cetaceans

• Other Authors: Würsig, Bernd, Orbach, Dara N.
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2023
• Subjects: Dolphin and Porpoise Sex and Sexual Selection; Morphologies of Cetacean Female and Male Sexual Organs; Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Beaked Whales; Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Harbor Porpoises; Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Mysticetes; Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Matriarchal Whales; Sexual Behaviors and Sexual Selection; Sexual Behaviors and Strategies of Toothed and Baleen Whales; baleen whale; baleen whales
• Online Access: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76727; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12657/76727; https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-35651-3

Sex in Cetaceans provides an up-to-date review of multi-faceted aspects related to mating and reproduction in toothed and baleen whales. This open access book begins with discussions of sexual selection and anatomical traits related to mating and diversity between the sexes. The functions of non-conceptive copulations are reviewed as are different research techniques applied to explore sex in cetaceans. Authors and editors build knowledge of female and male social, mating, and parental strategies and tactics for several specific toothed dolphin/porpoise/whale species and baleen whale species. It concludes with a discussion of potential conservation efforts and ways to help especially beleaguered species and populations the world over. The volume is intended as a major primer of cetacean sex for undergraduate and graduate students, new and established researchers in the field, and the public wishing to learn more.