Aquatic Mammals (2002)
The characteristics of echolocation signals used by a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) during a target detection experiment are described. A water-filled steel sphere (either 5.08 or 7.62 cm in diameter)…
Observations on marine mammals in southern Iran, January 2000
Keijl, Guido O.; van der Have, Tom M.
Zoology in the Middle East (2002)
Observations on the Finless Porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, Humpback Dolphin, Sousa plumbea, and Dugong, Dugong dugon, in the Hara Protected Area, Khouran Straits, are presented. All are on the Red List…
Acoustic signals from free-ranging finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in the waters around Hong Kong
Goold, J. C.; Jefferson, T. A.
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (2002)
Acoustic signals from free-ranging finless porpoises were recorded in the waters around Hong Kong during March 2000. Finless porpoises produced short-duration high-frequency clicks. Signal analysis showed finless porpoise clicks to…
Inferring ecological separation from regional differences in radioactive caesium in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena
Tolley, KA; Heldal, HE
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2002)
Geographic variation in the level of radioactive caesium-137 (137Cs) was examined from the axial muscle of 36 harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena obtained as bycatch from 5 locations along the coast…
Preliminary analysis of geographic variation in cranial morphometrics of the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
Jefferson, T. A.
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (2002)
The taxonomy of the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), while better-studied than that of many species of small cetaceans, still suffers from some uncertainties and a general lack of data from…
Harbour porpoise interactions with the 2001 selective salmon fisheries in southern British Columbia and license holder reported small cetacean by-catch
Hall, A.; Ellis, G.; Trites, A.W.
Selective Salmon Fisheries Science Program Report (2002)
We estimated the incidental mortality of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in selective salmon fisheries in southern British Columbia from reports received from federal fisheries observers (2001) and license holders (1997…
Distribution and abundance of finless porpoises in Hong Kong and adjacent waters of China
Jefferson, T. A.; Hung, S. K.; Law, L.; Torey, M.; Tregenza, N.
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (2002)
We studied the distribution and abundance of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong and adjacent waters of China's Guangdong Province between September 1995 and November 2000. Vessel (50,194 km)…
Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L.) from the western North Atlantic
McLellan, W. A.; Koopman, H. N.; Rommel, S. A.; Read, A. J.; Potter, C. W.; Nicolas, J. R.; Westgate, A. J.; Pabst, D. A.
J. Zoology (2002)
North Atlantic harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena (L.) face considerable energetic challenges, as they are relatively small marine mammals with an intense reproductive schedule and a cold-water habitat. Post-natal growth of…
Food habits of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong waters
Barros, N. B.; Jefferson, T. A.; Parsons, E. C. M.
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (2002)
This study provides information on food habits and insights into habitat use of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong waters through the analysis of stomach contents of 31 stranded…
An unusually large aggregation of Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis off Peru, with a review of sightings from the eastern south Pacific
Van Waerebeek, Koen; Santillán, Luis; Reyes, Julio C.
Noticiario Mensual - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (2002)
A highly unusual sighting is described of a group of ca. 150 Burmeister’s porpoises near Isla Guañape Sur (08°28’04”S, 78°58’16.7”W) off the north-central Peruvian coast, in September 2001. The fishermen…