Narwhal : revealing an arctic legend / edited by William W. Fitzhugh and Martin T. Nweeia.
| Other author | Fitzhugh, William W., 1943- editor. |
| Other author | Nweeia, Martin Thomas editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Hanover, New Hampshire : IPI ; Washington, DC : The Arctic Studies Center, Department of Anthropology, National History Building, The Smithsonian Institution, [2017] |
| Description | xxvii, 233 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. What is a whale? -- 2. The universally beloved unicorn -- 3. Narwhal biology: an overview ; Listening to narwhals ; The physics of flukes -- 4. The extraordinary narwhal tooth ; Whale in the net! ; Making sense of the tusk -- 5. Narwhal DNA ; Why sequence whole genomes? ; The Narwhal Genome Initiative: a progress report -- 6. Deep time: the narwhal and beluga fossil record ; Narwhals and climate -- 7. Qaujimajatuqangit: Inuit knowledge and modern life ; Nunavut government symbols -- 8. Inuit and narwhal -- 9. Inuit contributions to narwhal knowledge -- 10. Climate and the changing Arctic ; Narwhals and the global mercury issue ; As goes the Arctic... ; Narwhal: an uncertain future ; The last ice area -- 11. Arctic change, resource extraction, and Inuit communities in Nunavut ; Drowning in noise ; Rethinking human development ; Now is the time -- 12. Out of the Arctic, into the Smithsonian: making the Narwahl Exhibition. |
| General note | "This book is the companion to the exhibit, Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History opening August 2017."--title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0996748016 paperback |
| ISBN | 9780996748018 paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QL737 .C433 N37 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |