Porpoise Research Library

Food habits of smaller marine mammals from northern California

Jones, R. E.

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (1981)

General food habits are discussed for 11 species of small marine mammals beach-east in northern California. The collection method allowed tabulation only of the kinds, numbers, and percentages of fish,…

Design and application of a coded format for recording observations of cetaceans at sea

Frost, P. G. H.; Best, P. B.

South African Journal of Antarctic Research (1976)

A numerical format for recording details of the main identifying features of cetaceans seen at sea is given. Each identifying character is divided into a number of character states which…

A note on the skeletons of two Alaskan porpoises

Miller, G. S. Jr.

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (1930)

(...) Skeletons of two Alaskan porpoises, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus) and Phocoenoides dalli (True), have recently been mounted in the United States National Museum. Before these skeletons were placed on exhibition…

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…

A harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758), from the Mackenzie River delta, Northwest Territories, Canada (Notes on Cetacea, Delphinoidea VIII)

Van Bree, P. J. H.; Sergeant, D. E.; Hoek, W.

Beaufortia (1977)

A Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, taken from near Shallow Bay, Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories (68°48’ N 136°35’ W) in July 1973 represents a range extension 800 km eastwards from…