Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans (1990)
Several anatomical characteristics of the cornea, lens, iris and retina of the eyes of a month-old and an adult harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) were investigated by scanning, transmission and light…
A porpoise, Australophocaena dioptrica, previously identified as Phocoena spinipinnis, from Heard Island
Brownell, Robert L.; Heyning, John E.; Perrin, William F.
Marine Mammal Sci (1989)
(...) Guiler, Burton and Gales (1987) reported a cranium (Tasmanian Museum No. A1411) they identified as belonging to Burmeister’s porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865) from Heard Island (53°S 73°30’E). They…
New record of the spectacle porpoise
Pagnoni, Gustavo; Saba, Sergio
Marine Mammal Sci (1989)
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Respiratory arrhythmia in the hearts of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Kastelein, R. A.; Meijler, F. L.
Aquatic Mammals (1989)
The heart rates of 3 Harbour porpoises (recorded for 26 days) showed individual variation. Electrocardiograms of two of these animals, made while they were on land, showed respiratory arrhythmia. The…
Postmortem findings in stranded harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L. 1758) in The Netherlands from 23rd March 1983 to 25th June 1986
van Nie, C. J.
Aquatic Mammals (1989)
The post-mortem findings in 38 stranded harbour porpoises during the period 23rd March 1983 to 25th June 1986 in The Netherlands results in a general view about the parasitological status…
The olfactory regions in the nose of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Behrmann, G.
Aquatic Mammals (1989)
(...) The anatomy of the odontocete brains indicates that they can taste but cannot smell. Apparently, when the blowhole migrated to the top of the head, the neural pathways for…
Sexual dimorphism and development of external features in Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Jefferson, T.A.
Master's Thesis - San Jose State University (1989)
Examination of 95 Dall's porpoise specimens incidentally caught in gillnets, and four collected as beach strandings, indicate that there is significant sexual dimorphism and developmental variation in several aspects of…
Calving seasonality of Dall’s porpoise in the eastern north Pacific
Jefferson, Thomas A.
Marine Mammal Sci (1989)
(...) Four newborn Dall’s porpoises were examined by the author during July of 1987 and 1988. All had muted color patterns, and some evidence of umbilical remnants, fetal folds, and…
The exploitation of small cetaceans in coastal Peru
Read, Andrew J.; Van Waerebeek, Koen; Reyes, Julio C.; McKinnon, Jeff S.; Lehman, Lynda C.
Biological Conservation (1988)
Several species of small cetaceans are captured by fishermen in Peruvian coastal waters and used for human consumption. A large directed fishery exists for one species, the dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus…
Observations of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) on the Polish Baltic Coast
Skora, K. E.; Pawliczka, I.; Klinowska, M.
Aquatic Mammals (1988)
Information on the harbour porpoise in Polish waters is reviewed and a corrected and updated list of catches, strandings and sightings given. The number of records per year has changed…