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…
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…
Incidental catch of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (L.), in herring weirs in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Smith, G. J. D.; Read, A. J.; Gaskin, D. E.
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…
The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (L.): Regional populations, status, and information on direct and indirect catches
Gaskin, D. E.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
The distribution of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (L.). is re-examined using a compilation of all available recent information. Three isolated major populations of this species exist: in the North…
Incidental take of the Dall’s porpoise and the harbor porpoise by Japanese salmon driftnet fisheries in the western north Pacific
Jones, L. L.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
Since 1978, the annual incidental take of Dall's porpoises by the Japanese salmon land-based and mothership fisheries has been reported to the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission by the Japan…