Aquatic Mammals (1994)
Epidermal thickness and relative papillary height of the skin from the urogenital region were compared with values from the ventral aspect of the flipper and the mid-dorsal body wall. Data…
Refractive index in the cornea of a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) measured by two-wavelengths laser-interferometry
Kröger, R.H.H.; Kirschfeld, K.
Aquatic Mammals (1994)
The refractive index of the cornea of a harbor porpoise eye was measured by two-wavelengths laser-interferometry. In the thickest part of the cornea a refractive index of about 1.53 was…
Growth and reproduction of three populations of finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in Chinese waters
Gao, Anli; Zhou, Kaiya
Aquatic Mammals (1993)
We have 189 specimens available for this work. One-hundred and sixty-seven specimens from the Yangtze, Yellow Sea and South China Sea populations were aged and used in studying the growth…
Foreign bodies in the stomach of a female Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea
Kastelein, R. A.; Lavaleije, M. S. S.
Aquatic Mammals (1992)
The medical treatment of a 4-year-old female Harbour porpoise which was stranded on the Dutch coast is described. The animal was emaciated on arrival at Harderwijk, and survived for 3…
Skin disease in wild cetaceans from British waters
Baker, J.R.
Aquatic Mammals (1992)
Eighty-one dead cetaceans of a variety of species and from British waters were examined for evidence of skin disease and 69% were found to be affected. The most common conditions…
New advances on population status and protective measures of Lipotes vexillifer and Neophocaena phocaenoides in the Changjiang River
Renjun, L.
Aquatic Mammals (1991)
This paper reports the population status of the endangered Chinese River dolphin - Lipotes vexillifer, the factors causing the population decline of Lipotes and protective measures adopted in recent years,…
Observations on the distribution and behavior of Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Monterey Bay, California
Jefferson, T.
Aquatic Mammals (1991)
A study of Dall's porpoise distribution and behaviour between September 1986 and February 1989 confirmed the year-round presence of these animals in Monterey Bay, California. Dall's porpoises in the Bay…
The relationship between body weight and morphological measurements in Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea
Kastelein, R. A.; van Battum, R.
Aquatic Mammals (1990)
From length and girth measurements of live stranded animals, treated at the Harderwijk Marine Mammal Park, a formula has been developed to calculate the body weight of Harbour porpoises from…
The tuberous organs of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Linné, 1758)
Behrmann, G.
Aquatic Mammals (1990)
(...) Tuberous organs in the integument of the harbour porpoise were briefly described for the first time in connection with other nerve end corpuscles in the tongue (Behrmann, 1988). A…
The medical treatment of 3 stranded Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Kastelein, R. A.; Bakker, M. J.; Dokter, T.
Aquatic Mammals (1990)
In March 1988 three Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were stranded on the Dutch coast and sent to the Harderwijk Marine Mammal Park for rehabilitation. The following parameters were recorded during…