Cetacean Bibliographies, Audiography, and Videography

Compiled by: Trisha Lamb
Last update: September 2005

The bibliographies, audiography, and videography include all cetacean-related titles of which I am aware, both in print and out of print, in all genres. They are updated irregularly, and updates have been minimal since 2002. More detail about the precise content of the annotated lists is provided in the introduction for each. I will be in meditation retreat from September 2005 until January 2009 and will be out of communication during that time.

If you would like to purchase any of the titles in the lists for which ordering information is not provided (I have provided it where available), I recommend the following resources:

For new, used in-print, and used out-of-print books, this book-finding service is an excellent resource (I have used it to purchase out-of-print cetacean titles from bookstores in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe): BookFinder.

For new books and a few CDs, audiotapes, and videotapes, this Devon, England, bookseller carries a large selection of cetacean nonfiction titles: NHBS Mailorder Bookstore

For used and new books this Netherlands bookseller carries many cetacean titles in English and several other European languages: Moby Dick: Specialists in Books on Nature.

• Cetacean Fiction Bibliography (296K)

• Cetacean Nonfiction Bibliography (653K)

• Cetacean Children's Bibliography--Fiction, Nonfiction, and Other Resources (448K)

• Cetacean Audiography--CDs, Tapes, LPs, Online Sound Clips (195K)

• Cetacean Videography--Films, Videos, Visual CDs, DVDs, Television Programs, Computers Games, Online Clips (433K)

Other Bibliographies/Resources

Note: All books and some of the articles in the bibliographies below appear in the bibliographies above, but the bibliographies below contain references to numerous additional journal and magazine articles and they gather together materials related to specific subjects or species. You can also gather together information on specific species and/or topics by downloading my bibliographies and searching them offline, as the title or annotation for each book and article indicates the species (where known). For orcas, search on both "orca" and "killer whale." Additional cetacean bibliographies not available online are described in the Cetacean Nonfiction Bibliography.

• Dolphin Bibliography by The AquaThought Foundation
• Dolphin and Porpoise Bibliography by Nancy Stevick for Allied Whale
• Dolphins, by Diane Niskern, Library of Congress
• General Whale Bibliography by Nancy Stevick for Allied Whale
• Finback Whale Bibliography by Nancy Stevick for Allied Whale
• Gray Whale Bibliography by Nancy Stevick for Allied Whale
• Humpback Whale Bibliography by Nancy Stevick for Allied Whale
• Humpback Whale Research Literature Bibliography by Trish and Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project
• Killer Whale Bibliography by Nancy Stevick for Allied Whale
• Right Whale Bibliography by Nancy Stevick for Allied Whale
• Stellwagen Bank Bibliography of Published Papers, Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology
• Bibliography on Cetacean [Communication and Behavior] Research by the Dolphin Study Group, National University of Singapore
• Bibliography on Small Cetaceans by Wil Burns (click on "Resources," then on "Bibliographies")
• Bibliography on DNA Testing and Cetaceans by Wil Burns (click on "Resources," then on "Bibliographies")
• Bibliography on Cetacean Captive Environment by the Dolphin Study Group, National University of Singapore
• Worldwide [Captive] Cetacean Facilities Database by the Dolphin Study Group, National University of Singapore
• Lists of Web Links on Aquariums and Zoos by the Dolphin Study Group, National University of Singapore
• Regulations on Cetacean Housing, Management and Training by the Dolphin Study Group, National University of Singapore
• Bibliography on Environmental Change and its Impact on Species/Ecosystems (contains articles on cetaceans) by Wil Burns
• National Marine Mammal Library (contains approximately 30,000 reprints and over 14,000 volumes of books, journals, and theses)
• Venice Marine Mammal Library (contains approximately 8,500 titles)

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