Journal of Experimental Biology (2009)
Dolphins and porpoises have excellent biosonar ability, which they use for navigation, ranging and foraging. However, the role of biosonar in free-ranging small cetaceans has not been fully investigated. The…
Spatio-temporal associations between harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena and specific fisheries in the German Bight
Herr, Helena; Fock, Heino O.; Siebert, Ursula
Biological Conservation (2009)
Interactions between cetaceans and fisheries are a major concern of cetacean conservation and fisheries management, as by-catch and resource competition occur as a result. To assess potential interaction between porpoises…
Management Plan for the Pacific Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series (2009)
Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) are a small marine mammal reaching a length of about 2.2 m and weight of about 75 kg when fully grown, making them the smallest cetacean…
Photo-identification of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus): The world’s most endangered cetacean
Jefferson, T. A.; Olson, P. A.; Kieckhefer, T. R.; Rojas-Bracho, L.
Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Mamm. (2009)
(...) In the autumn of 2008, a large-scale international effort to study the vaquita and develop methods to monitor its population status was conducted. As part of this effort, we…
A new species of Haborophocoena , an early Pliocene phocoenid cetacean from Hokkaido, Japan
Ichishima, Hiroto; Kimura, Masaichi
Marine Mammal Science (2009)
A new species of phocoenid cetacean Haborophocoena, collected from the Early Pliocene Embetsu Formation, in the close vicinity to the site where the holotype of the type species of the…
Proceedings of the 2nd IWDG International Whale Conference. Muc Mhara Ireland’s Smallest Whale
Berrow, S D; Deegan, B
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (2010)
Muc Mhara – Ireland’s smallest whale. Proceedings of the 2nd Irish Whale and Dolphin Group International Whale Conference. Papers presented include, “Introduction: The harbour porpoise or Muc Mhara”, “An Irish…
The effect of signal duration on the underwater detection thresholds of a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) for single frequency-modulated tonal signals between 0.25 and 160 kHz
Kastelein, Ronald A.; Hoek, Lean; de Jong, Christ A. F.; Wensveen, Paul J.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2010)
The underwater hearing sensitivity of a young male harbor porpoise for tonal signals of various signal durations was quantified by using a behavioral psychophysical technique. The animal was trained to…
Aspergillosis in the middle ear of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): A case report
Prahl, Susanne; Jepson, Paul D.; Sanchez-Hanke, Marcos; Deaville, Rob; Siebert, Ursula
Mycoses (2010)
Hearing is one of the major senses in whales and dolphins (cetaceans). This is the first report of severe mycotic otitis media in a cetacean, a juvenile female harbour porpoise…
Interspecific variation of ontogeny and skull shape among porpoises (Phocoenidae)
Galatius, Anders; Berta, Annalisa; Frandsen, Marie Schou; Goodall, R. Natalie P.
Journal of Morphology (2010)
All extant members of Phocoenidae (porpoises) have been characterized as pedomorphic based on skeletal characters. To investigate the ontogenetic background for pedomorphosis and assess interspecific differences in ontogeny among phocoenids,…
Odontocetes of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary
Van Waerebeek, K.; Leaper, R.; Baker, A. N.; Papastavrou, V.; Thiele, D.; Findlay, K.; Donovan, G.; Ensor, P.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2010)
Twenty-eight odontocete species were identified as occupying sub-Antarctic and Antarctic habitat covered by the 1994 IWC-established Southern Ocean Sanctuary. Toothed whales evidently play an important part in the Antarctic polar…