Norsk Hvalfangst-Tidende (1964)
(...) This reports observations of odontocetes made during the summer of 1963 in central Californian waters. I made my observations aboard catcher boats of the Golden Gate Fishing Company, Point…
Round table: Practical problems
Norris, K. S.; Dudok van Heel, W. H.; Ray, C.; Wood, F. G. Jr.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
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Brain-spinal cord ratios in porpoises: Possible correlations with intelligence and ecology
Ridgway, S. H.; Flanigan, N. J.; McCormick, J. G.
Psychonomic Science (1966)
As a rough measure of intelligence, brain weight: cord weight ratios in small delphinids compared favorably with, but were slightly less than , this ratio in man. Not all delphinids…
Acoustic signals of the pilot whale Globicephala melaena and of the porpoises Delphinus delphis and Phocoena phocoena
Busnel, R.-G.; Dziedzic, A.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
(...) Some of the observations mentioned in this paper have been made at sea, on board the oceanographic vessel Calypso, put at our disposal by a special committee of the…
Dall porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli (True): Observations in captivity and at sea
Ridgway, S.H.
Norsk Hvalfangst-Tidende (1966)
The Dall porpoise Phocoenoides dalli is common in south central California waters from October through June. During the summer months it is not commonly found farther south than about 35°.…
Functional morphology of the reproductive system in Cetacea
Slijper, E. J.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
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Comments on the Delphinoidea
Fraser, F. C.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
(...) Flower (1883), in his search for the trenchant characters he needed to reach a decision about the arrangement of the Delphinidae, saw that the configuration of the pterygoid bones…
Blood oxygen and ecology of porpoises of three genera
Ridgway, S.H.; Johnston, D.G.
Science (1966)
Blood volumes, hemoglobin concentrations, packed-cell volumes, and heart weights were determined in three genera of porpoises which differ from one another in behavior and ecology. The estimate for the total…
A discussion of rarities among the smaller cetaceans caught in Japanese waters
Nishiwaki, M.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
There are many species of cetaceans in the waters around Japan. Some are migratory, but others seem to be permanent residents. The rarities among the small cetaceans caught by Japanese…
Anatomy and physiology of the outer and middle ear in cetaceans
Purves, P. E.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
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