NAMMCOSP (2003)
The status of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations in the North Atlantic has raised numerous concerns. Although a number of factors that may be adversely affecting harbour porpoise populations have…
Multiple insights into the reproductive function of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): An ongoing study
Desportes, Geneviève; Kristensen, Jakob H; Benham, Deborah; Wilson, Sandie; Jepsen, Trine; Korsgaard, Bodil; Siebert, Ursula; Driver, Jörg; Amundin, Mats; Hansen, Kirstin; Shephard, Gwyneth
NAMMCOSP (2003)
The harbour porpoises kept at the Fjord & Bælt since April 1997 offer a unique opportunity to gain a better understanding of the reproductive function in harbour porpoises, especially in…
Bycatch as a potential threat to harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Polish Baltic waters
Skóra, Krzysztof E; Kuklik, Iwona
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Sixty-two verified reports obtained in the years 1990-1999 on the bycatch, strandings and sightings of harbour porpoises in the Polish Baltic were analysed in this study. In relative terms the…
The diet of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the northeast Atlantic
Santos, M.B.; Pierce, G.J.
Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review (2003)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is probably the most abundant small cetacean in the northeast Atlantic and as such is an important top predator. It is also one of the…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Distribution and genetic population structure
Andersen, Liselotte Wesley
NAMMCOSP (2003)
The known geographical distribution (based on ship surveys, aerial surveys, incidental sightings, stranding and bycatch data) and the population genetic structure obtained from mitochondria DNA and nuclear DNA (isozymes and…
Molecular analyses of the truei and dalli morphotypes of Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Escorza-Treviño, S.; Pastene, L. A.; Dizon, A. E.
Journal of Mammalogy (2004)
The taxonomic status of the 2 morphologically distinct forms of Dall's porpoises, Phocoenoides dalli (dalli- and truei-type) remains unresolved. To address this uncertainty, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences were used to…
Behaviour and physiological effects of transmitter attachments on a captive harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Geertsen, B. M.; Teilmann, J.; Kastelein, R. A.; Vlemmix, H. N. J.; Miller, L. A.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2004)
A captive harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) was monitored for 80 consecutive days, 10 days before attachment of a satellite dive recorder and a VHF-radio tag, 30 days during attachment and…
By-catch of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the lower Bay of Fundy gillnet fishery, 1998–2001
Trippel, E. A.; Shepherd, T. D.
Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (2004)
The most serious threat to the status of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is incidental mortalities caused by entanglement in fishing gear. As part of an ongoing study to evaluate the…
Summer distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea
Scheidat, M.; Kock, K.-H.; Siebert, U.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2004)
Current plans to utilise German offshore waters as sites for windmill parks as well as ongoing investigation of potential areas to implement Natura 2000 have led to an increased research…
Comparative anatomical study on the relationships between the vestigial pelvic bones and the surrounding structures of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
Tajima, Yuko; Hayashi, Yoshihiro; Yamada, Tadasu K.
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (2004)
Morphology of the modern cetaceans represents the results of adaptation of the ancestral terrestrial mammals to aquatic life through their evolutional processes. Some of the primitive fossil cetaceans are known…