[...]... whole nation was devastated and the local community gave her a public funeral and erected a statue as a memorial of her loving spirit  Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea 1.2.4 Carriers of Souls and Ships Stories of the roles and attributes of these extraordinary animals abound in ancient Mediterranean lore with its multiplicity of gods Their swimming, their flashes, and their disappearance... Dutch and Italian caves, and on South Korean cliffs (Fig 1.1), reveal a well refined artistic sense, while whale bones, found in the dumps of Danish villages, indicate an alimentary use both of hunted and casually stranded whales During the Bronze Age, in some populations living in the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland, hunting was recognizably a very well developed and practical way of life... number of attractive pictures coming from the Minoan and the ancient Greek world (Fig 1.2) are tangible evidence of these legends Among different myths, legends, and true stories, cetaceans are described in four main ways indicative of their relationships with man over time: human metamorphosis and reincarnations, helpers of shipwrecked people and fishermen, riders of the sea, and carriers of ships and. .. Description of Greece The Spartan, Phalantus, who was saved by a dolphin during a shipwreck and was taken to the coast of Italy, founded Taranto Also Telemachus was saved by a dolphin and to & Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea Fig 1.4 Several ancient Mediterranean peoples reproduced dolphins on coins, both for their reputation as rescuers and as a symbol of equilibrium of forces Some of these...N Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea the series editor, Dr Barrie Jamieson for offering me this valuable opportunity and providing me support and guidance whenever I asked for it Each chapter was read and reread by multiple individuals and I would like to thank them and specifically thank Dr Eloise Styer and my dear long time friend, Dr Victoria Woshner, for their editorial assistance and. .. more and learned four times faster Many therapists believe this was related to the dolphin’s sonar which causes a phenomenon inside the soft body tissue of the human body called cavitation 1.2.2.2 Helpers of fishermen Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), Pliny the Younger (61-112 AD), Plutarch, and other Roman and Greek writers, philosophers, and travelers described the  Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of. .. into unfavorable ones and to cause eclipses Mythology reserved a place of honor to Ketos (Latin: cetus = whale), the marine monster that Perseus killed to free Andromeda (Fig 1.5) In fact, Fig 1.5 Perseus and Andromeda from Piero di Cosimo (ca 1515) " Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea ancient astronomers named some of the sky constellations after the characters of this legend Those characters... mutual respect worldwide Less defined and less universally shared is the role of baleen whales and other large cetaceans: monsters of the abysses in the western cultures and good giants of the sea in the holistic and subsistence cultures of the Pacific and North America To describe the hunting history, we chose a comparative approach Legends, intriguing stories and ancient traditions, some still in... Metamorphosis and Reincarnations 1.2.1.1 Mediterranean sea stories The dolphin-man metamorphosis is one of the most enduring themes in cetacean mythology and it can be seen as a return to a former condition, from which it is possible to emerge renewed Some Greek deities simultaneously had human appearances and supernatural powers and often assumed " Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea Fig... Testicular Cycles Stephanie Plön and Ric Bernard 215 9 The Mature Cetacean Spermatozoon Debra L Miller, Eloise L Styer, Shoichi Kita and Maya Menchaca 245 10 Fertilization Yutaka Fukui 11 Embryogenesis and Development in Stenella attenuata and Other Cetaceans J G M Thewissen and John Heyning 281 307 NEE Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea 12 Placental Structure and Comments on Gestational Ultrasonographic . alt="" Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny Series Series Editor: Barrie G. M. Jamieson Vol. 1: Reproductive Biology and. Phylogeny of Urodela (Volume Editor: David M. Sever) Vol. 2: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Anura (Volume Editor: Barrie G. M. Jamieson) Vol. 3: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Chondrichthyes (Volume. Editor: William C. Hamlett) Vol. 4: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Annelida (Volume Editors: G. Rouse and F. Pleijel) Vol. 5: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona (Caecilians) (Volume