Scientific Reports (2019)
Neisseria animaloris is considered to be a commensal of the canine and feline oral cavities. It is able to cause systemic infections in animals as well as humans, usually after…
The use of seal scarers as a protective mitigation measure can induce hearing impairment in harbour porpoises
Schaffeld, Tobias; Ruser, Andreas; Woelfing, Benno; Baltzer, Johannes; Kristensen, Jakob H.; Larsson, Josefin; Schnitzler, Joseph G.; Siebert, Ursula
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2019)
Acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) are used to deter seals from aquacultures but exposure of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) occurs as a side-effect. At construction sites, by contrast, ADDs are used…
The impact of marine vessels on the presence and behaviour of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the waters off Berry Head, Brixham (South West England)
Roberts, Laura; Collier, Stuart; Law, Samantha; Gaion, Andrea
Ocean & Coastal Management (2019)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) are protected in the UK by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). Understanding the impact of anthropogenic pressures is fundamental for effective protection under this act…
Time and tide: Seasonal, diel and tidal rhythms in Wadden Sea harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Zein, Beate; Woelfing, Benno; Dähne, Michael; Schaffeld, Tobias; Ludwig, Stefan; Rye, Jacob Hansen; Baltzer, Johannes; Ruser, Andreas; Siebert, Ursula
PLOS ONE (2019)
Odontocetes have evolved a rich diversity of prey- and habitat-specific foraging strategies, which allows them to feed opportunistically on locally and temporally abundant prey. While habitat-specific foraging strategies have been…
Asymmetric and spiraled genitalia coevolve with unique lateralized mating behavior
Orbach, Dara N.; Brennan, Patricia L. R.; Hedrick, Brandon P.; Keener, William; Webber, Marc A.; Mesnick, Sarah L.
Scientific Reports (2020)
Asymmetric genitalia and lateralized mating behaviors occur in several taxa, yet whether asymmetric morphology in one sex correlates or coevolves with lateralized mating behavior in the other sex remains largely…
Juvenile harbor porpoises in the UK are exposed to a more neurotoxic mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls than adults
Williams, Rosie S.; Curnick, David J.; Barber, Jonathan L.; Brownlow, Andrew; Davison, Nicholas J.; Deaville, Rob; Perkins, Matthew; Jobling, Susan; Jepson, Paul D.
Science of The Total Environment (2020)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of 209 persistent and bio-accumulative toxic pollutants present as complex mixtures in human and animal tissues. Harbor porpoises accumulate some of the highest levels…
Effectiveness of pingers on the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena relicta Abel, 1905 (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) in Turkey as revealed by shore-based observations
Özsandikçi, Uğur; Gönener, Sedat
Acta Zoologica Bulgarica (2020)
The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of pinger devices on the Black-Sea harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena relicta. The study was carried out in Sinop, Turkey,…
High resolution three-dimensional beam radiation pattern of harbour porpoise clicks with implications for passive acoustic monitoring
Macaulay, Jamie D. J.; Malinka, Chloe E.; Gillespie, Douglas; Madsen, Peter T.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2020)
The source properties and radiation patterns of animal vocalisations define, along with propagation and noise conditions, the active space in which these vocalisations can be detected by conspecifics, predators, prey,…
Phthalate metabolites in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Norwegian coastal waters
Rian, May Britt; Vike-Jonas, Kristine; Gonzalez, Susana Villa; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Venkatraman, Vishwesh; Lindstrøm, Ulf; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Asimakopoulos, Alexandros G.
Environment International (2020)
The exposure of marine mammals to phthalates has received considerable attention due to the ubiquitous occurrence of these pollutants in the marine environment and their potential adverse health effects. The…
First evaluation of legacy persistent organic pollutant contamination status of stranded Yangtze finless porpoises along the Yangtze River Basin, China
Zhang, Kai; Qian, Zhengyi; Ruan, Yuefei; Hao, Yujiang; Dong, Weiwei; Li, Ke; Mei, Zhigang; Wang, Kexiong; Wu, Chenxi; Wu, Jianhong; Zheng, Jinsong; Lam, Paul K. S.; Wang, Ding
Science of The Total Environment (2020)
Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis), inhabiting the Yangtze River, are an endangered species in China. They are threatened by various kinds of pollutants, among which persistent organic pollutants (POPs)…