Fishery Bulletin (1983)
(...) In this report we examine the indirect exploitation of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, by the weir fishery for herring (Clupea harengus) in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, in the lower…
Pharurus asiaeorientalis new species, Metastrongylid nematode, parasite of Neophocaena asiaeorientalis (Phocoenidae, Cetacea)
Petter, A. J.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
In the course of a dissection of a cetacean belonging to the species Neophocaena asiaeorientalis, caught in the Changjiang (middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river), nematodes were found…
The brain of the Chinese finless porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis (Pilleri and Gihr, 1972): 1. Macroscopic anatomy
Pilleri, G.; Chen, P.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
(...) in the present paper we should like to examine with the naked eye the anatomical structure of the brain of the Chinese finless porpoise. The specimens were prepared in…
The ambient noise in the environment of Sousa plumbea and Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cetacea) with special reference to the sounds of Johnius belangerii (Pisces, Sciaenidae)
Pilleri, G.; Kraus, C.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
In the Piti Mouth, a typical biotope of Sousa plumbea and Neophocaena phocaenoides in the Indus delta, the sounds produced by Johnius belangerii (Boro) and the rather weaker crustacean sounds…
Clinical chemistry and hematologic findings in the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from Danish waters
Nielsen, E.; Andersen, S.H.
Aquatic Mammals (1982)
Since the first publications of data on the blood composition in the harbour porpoise (ANDERSEN, 1966 and 1968) the autoanalyzing technique has been commonly introduced and the international system for…
Fenestration of the skull in some cetaceans
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.; Zijganov, V. V.; Kraus, C.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
One hundred and forty-three skulls of a total of 15 cetacean species belonging to the superfamiIies of the Platanistoidea, Monodontoidea and Delphinoidea presented usually symmetrically arranged perforation areas or lacunae…
Reproduction and reproductive organs in Neophocaena asiaeorientalis from the Yangtse River
Chen, P-X.; Renjun, L.; Harrison, J.
Aquatic Mammals (1982)
Two species of freshwater dolphin are known to have existed in the Yangtse River, China, for over two thousand years. One is a white form, the Baiji (Lipotes vexllifer), the…
Change in occurrence of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in Danish waters as illustrated by catch statistics from 1834 to 1970
Andersen, S. H.
FAO Fisheries Series (1982)
During 24 seasons (November, December and January) from 1834 to 1892, 27 992 harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, were taken in the Strait of Lille Baelt, Denmark with a mean annual…
Status of the cochito, Phocoena sinus, in the Gulf of California
Brownell, R. L. Jr.
FAO Fisheries Series (1982)
The cochito (Phocoena sinus), the smallest member of its genus, is known from 21 confirmed records from the upper Gulf of California and is probably found only in that area.…
Status of Burmeister’s porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis, in southern South American waters
Brownell, R. L. Jr.; Praderi, R.
FAO Fisheries Series (1982)
This paper reviews current knowledge of Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis), probably the most abundant coastal small cetacean in southern South American waters and probably existing in two isolated Atlantic and…