The Bowhead Whale

<p>Section I: Basic Biology<br>1. Higher-Level Phylogeny of Baleen Whales<br>2. Fossil Record<br>3. The Stocks of Bowheads<br>4. Distribution and behavior of Bering-Beaufort-Chukchi bowhead whales as inferred by telemetry<br>5. Distribution, migrations and ecology of the populations in the Atlantic and the Okhotsk Sea<br>6. Abundance<br>7. Life History, Growth, and Form<br>8. Prenatal Development<br>9. Anatomy of skull and mandible<br>10. Postcranial skeleton and musculature<br>11. Hematology, Serum- , and Urine Composition<br>12. Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System<br>13. Female and Male Reproduction<br>14. Anatomy and Function of Feeding<br>15. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems<br>16. Thermoregulation and Energetics<br>17. Brain<br>18. Sensory Systems<br>19. Endocrinology and Blubber Physiology<br>20. Molecular Insights into the Derived Anatomy and Physiology of Bowhead Whales<br>21. Age Estimation <br>22. Acoustic behavior<br>23. Bowhead whale behavior: Natural and potentially disturbed<br>24. Ecological Variation in the Western Beaufort Sea</p> <p>Section II: The Bowhead Ecosystem<br>25. The Physical Oceanographic Setting of Bowhead Whale Habitat<br>26. Biological Environment of Bowhead Whale Habitats<br>27. Bowhead whale ecology in changing high-latitude ecosystems<br>28. Diet and Prey<br>29. Predators Impacts of Predation<br>30. Diseases and Parasites </p> <p>Section III: Interactions with Humans<br>31. Whaling in Indigenous Cultures of the Arctic<br>32. Current Indigenous Whaling<br>33. Commercial Whaling in Historical Times<br>34. The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Research and Management of the Bowhead Whale<br>35. Effects of noise<br>36. Fishing gear Entanglement and Vessel Collisions <br>37. Contaminants<br>38. Conservation and Management <br>39. Past, Present, and Future</p>