Marine Mammal Sci (1995)
We describe the life history of harbor porpoises in the Gulf of Maine by examining 239 animals killed in gill net fisheries and comparing these findings with the results of…
Distribution of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus, based on sightings from systematic surveys
Gerrodette, Tim; Fleischer, Luis A.; Perez-Cortes, Hector; Villa-Ramirez, Bernardo
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Sightings of 37 groups of vaquitas, Phocoena sinus, with an estimated total of 62 individuals, are reported from six major systematic surveys and four small boat surveys in the Gulf…
What do stranding data say about harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)?
Polacheck, T.; Wenzel, F.W.; Early, G.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History maintains a centralized database on marine mammal strandings that occur along the eastern United States coastline. Data from this stranding database plus additional…
Blood chemistry of wild harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena (L.)
Koopman, H. N.; Westgate, A. J.; Read, A. J.; Gaskin, D. E.
Marine Mammal Sci (1995)
Blood chemistry values were measured from 31 harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) released from herring weirs in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Sodium, phosphorus, calcium, chloride, magnesium, total protein, albumin, globulin,…
Procedures and techniques applied by NINA for cutting, staining, mounting and ageing porpoise teeth
Kvam, T.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Age determination of terrestrial mammals based on growth layers in the teeth has been a routine technique at NINA in Trondheim for many years. This paper describes how this well…
New approaches to studying the foraging ecology of small cetaceans
Read, Andrew J.
Developments in Marine Biology (1995)
Dolphins and porpoises spend the majority of their lives underwater, out of the view of human observers. Consequently, scientists have relied on indirect means to study the foraging ecology of…
Distribution, abundance, habitat use, and respiration patterns of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) off the northern San Juan Islands, Washington
Raum-Suryan, K. L.
Master's Thesis - San Jose State University (1995)
Boat and shore-based surveys were conducted from June to August 1991 and June to October 1992 to determine harbor porpoise distribution, density, abundance, and habitat use off the northern San…
Retinal ganglion cell size and distribution predict visual capabilities of Dall’s porpoise
Murayama, Tsukasa; Somiya, Hiroaki; Aoki, Ichiro; Ishii, Takeo
Marine Mammal Sci (1995)
The structure of the retina, the distribution of ganglion cells, and the extent of the tapetum lucidum were studied in Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) with the aim of understanding the…
Population biology and incidental mortality of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus
Vidal, O.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
This paper reviews available information on the population biology and incidental mortality of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus. A re-examination of previous records and the collection of new records reveals that…
Harbour porpoises in the north Atlantic: edited extract from the Report of the IWC Scientific Committee, Dublin 1995
Donovan, G.P.; Bjorge, A.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
At the meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee held in Dublin in May 1995, the special topic addressed by the sub-committee on small cetaceans was the North Atlantic harbour porpoise.…