Biology, Rearing and Protection of Baiji (Baijitun Shengwuxue Ji Siyang Yu Baohu)

Author: Chen Peixun, Liu Renjun and Wang Ding
Language: Chinese with English abstract
ISBN/ISSN: 7030056507
Published on: 1997-01
Hardcover

Lipotes vexillifer (Baiji) is a rare and endemic mammal found only in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, and is one of the five freshwater dolphin species in the world.

【Main Contents】

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1 Taxonomy of the Baiji
Chapter 2 Morphology of the Baiji
Chapter 3 Sonar System and Other Sensory Capability of the Baiji
Chapter 4 Cytogenetics, Electrocardiogram, Hematology, Physiology and Biochemistry of the Baiji
Chapter 5 Population Biology of the Baiji
Chapter 6 Behavior of the Baiji
Chapter 7 Rearing of the Baiji
Chapter 8 Conservation and Saving Strategies for the Baiji
Chapter 9 Finless Porpoise of Living in the Yangtze River with the Baiji