by Jean-Pierre Sylvestre · Delachaux et Niestlé · tapa dura · ISBN 9782603016145
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«Le grand dauphin et ses cousins» is Jean-Pierre Sylvestre's monograph on dolphins, in hardback (192 pages, in French, Delachaux et Niestlé).
A popular science work synthesising current knowledge about the bottlenose dolphin and its relatives. Across nine chapters it covers the anatomy, reproduction, feeding, behaviour and lifespan of this cetacean, along with its palaeontology, associated mythology, coexistence with humans and the challenges of its protection.
Published in 2009 in the Les Sentiers du naturaliste collection by Delachaux et Niestlé.
A work suitable for naturalists, science students and readers interested in marine fauna and cetacean conservation.
