Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
(...) in the present paper we should like to examine with the naked eye the anatomical structure of the brain of the Chinese finless porpoise. The specimens were prepared in…
Pharurus asiaeorientalis new species, Metastrongylid nematode, parasite of Neophocaena asiaeorientalis (Phocoenidae, Cetacea)
Petter, A. J.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
In the course of a dissection of a cetacean belonging to the species Neophocaena asiaeorientalis, caught in the Changjiang (middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river), nematodes were found…
Neophocaena phocaenoides and Neophocaena asiaeorientalis: Taxonomical differences
Pilleri, G.; Chen, P.
Investigations on Cetacea (1980)
The Chinese finless porpoise of the Changjiang river, Neophocaena asiaeorientalis (PILLERI and GIHR, 1972) presents a taxonomic entity which differs from N. phocaenoides (G. CUVIER, 1829) of south and south-west…
Regression of the optic system in the Changjiang (Yangtze) finless porpoise (Neophoceana asiaeorientalis) as a result of lack of light
Chen, P.; Shao, Z.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1980)
(...) The research shows that the finless porpoise of the Changjiang (Yangtze river) presents an atrophy ofthe entire optic system - eye and eye muscle nerves, optic nerve, optic pathways.…
Observations on the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) and the finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) in the Changjiang (Yangtze) River between Nanjing and Taiyangzhou, with remarks on some physiological adaptations of the baiji to its environment
Zhou, K.; Pilleri, G.; Li, Y.
Investigations on Cetacea (1979)
Two species of dolphin inhabit the Changjiang (Yangtze): Lipotes vexillifer MILLER, 1918 (known as Baiji in Chinese) and the Finless porpoise, Neophocaena asiaeorientalis PILLERI and GIHR, 1972. Although quite a…
How the finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) carries its calves on its back, and the function of the denticulated area of skin, as observed in the Changjiang River, China
Pilleri, G.; Chen, P.
Investigations on Cetacea (1979)
Finless porpoise mothers are able to carry their calves balanced securely on their back. This behaviour was frequently observed by the authors in the course of an expedition to the…
Distribution, ecology, behaviour and conservation of the dolphins of the middle reaches of Changjiang (Yangtze) River (Wuhan-Yueyang)
Chen, P.; Liu, P.; Liu, R.; Lin, K.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1979)
Two species of cetaceans live in the Yangtze river (Changjiang R.): Lipotes vexillifer (MILLER, 1918) and Neophocaena asiaeorientalis (PILLERI and GIHR, 1972). Both species are only found in the middle…
Contribution to the knowledge of the cetaceans of Pakistan with particular reference to the genera Neomeris, Sousa, Delphinus and Tursiops and description of a new Chinese porpoise (Neomeris asiaeorientalis)
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1972)
This paper is a contribution to the knowledge of the marine and estuarine cetacean fauna of Pakistani waters and it is based on the investigation of our own material collected…
Hearing pathways in the Yangtze finless porpoise, Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis
Mooney, T. A.; Li, S.; Ketten, D. R.; Wang, K.; Wang, D.
Journal of Experimental Biology (2013)
How an animal receives sound may influence its use of sound. While ‘jaw hearing’ is well supported for odontocetes, work examining how sound is received across the head has been…
Genome-wide SNP and population divergence of finless porpoises
Li, S.; Xu, S.; Wan, H.; Ji, H.; Zhou, K.; Yang, G.
Genome Biology and Evolution (2013)
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are rapidly becoming the population genomic markers in addressing ecology, evolution, and conservation issues for their high capacity to access variability across the genome. We isolated…