Sperm Whales
- Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm Whale. (2002). In W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, & J. G. M. Thewissen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (pp. 1165-1172). San Diego: Academic Press.
The Whaling Industry
The Essex was a Whaleship in pursuit of sperm whales.
- An In-Depth ExplanationWhaling, Traditional. (2002). In W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, & J. G. M. Thewissen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (pp. 1316-1328). San Diego: Academic Press.
- A History of Whaling in the U.S.Whaling Industry. (2000). In T. Carson & M. Bonk (Eds.), Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Vol. 2, pp. 1111-1113). Detroit: Gale.
