Mammalian Species (1984)
(...) Phocoena spinipinnis may be distinguished externally from all other members of the genus by the slightly convexed anterior and posterior borders and the rounded blunt tip of the dorsal…
Second record of spectacled porpoise from subantarctic southwest Pacific
Fordyce, R. E.; Mattlin, R. H.; Dixon, J. M.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1984)
An incomplete skull of unknown sex of a sub-adult spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica Lahille, 1912) was collected at Macquarie Island (54°30'S, 159°00'E) in July 1957. Cranial measurements are given, and…
Reproduction in the porpoises (Phocoenidae): Implications for management
GASKIN, D. E.; SMITH, G. J. D.; WATSON, A. P.; YASUI, W. Y.; YURICK, D. B.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
The population biology of most phocoenid species is still rather poorly understood. It is important that we improve our knowledge in view of concerns which have been expressed in recent…
Seasonal changes in density and behavior of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) affecting census methodology in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Taylor, B. L.; Dawson, P. K.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
The purpose of this study was to gather base-line life history data on the harbor porpoise. The information presented here describes only those aspects which would affect a census. During…
A comparison of aerial, shipboard, and land-based survey methodology for the harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Kraus, S. D.; Gilbert, J. R.; Prescott, J. H.
Fishery Bulletin (1983)
(...) A review of the status of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the U.S. waters of the western North Atlantic identified substantial information gaps in our knowledge about this species,…
Near field, interference, far field and rostrum structure in the echolocation system of cetaceans
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.; Kraus, C.
Investigations on Cetacea (1983)
This monograph may be regarded as an important supplement to the book »Echolocation in Whales and Dolphins» by Purves and Pilleri, published by the Academic Press, London, 1983. It contains…
Bony nares air pressure and nasal plug muscle activity during click production in the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, and the bottlenosed dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Amundin, M.; Andersen, S.H.
Journal of Experimental Biology (1983)
Sound production mechanisms have been studied in two delphinid species - the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (L.), and the bottlenosed dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu). It was found that, in both…
Phocoena sinus
Brownell, Robert L.
Mammalian Species (1983)
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Catch statistics of small cetaceans taken in Japanese waters
Miyazaki, N.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1983)
Catch statistics for 15 species of small cetacean are analysed, based on catch data collected for the 6 years from 1976 to 1981. Commercial catching of animals either by harpoon…
An environmental index for habitat utilization by female harbour porpoises with calves near Deer Island, Bay of Fundy
Smith, Gary J. D.; Gaskin, David E.
Ophelia (1983)
The Bay of Fundy is a known area of concentration of Phocoena phocoena during the summer months. In this study, 698 females with calves and 5 473 porpoises of other…