Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1987)
Two crania and a rostrum were recovered from Heard Island by the 1985 Australian National Antarctic Expedition to that island. The specimens were assigned to three species, two of which,…
A review of human impact on small cetaceans
Northridge, S.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1986)
(...) This document attempts to gather together as much information as is available on the extent of current killings of small cetaceans throughout the world, and also to highlight some…
Evolution, taxonomy and antitropical distributions of the porpoises (Phocoenidae, Mammalia)
Barnes, Lawrence G.
Marine Mammal Sci (1985)
True porpoises are a morphologically distinctive and evolutionarily old group of odontocete cetaceans classified as the family Phocoenidae. They are distinct from members of the family Delphinidae, with which they…
A review of the food habits of the small cetaceans of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic
Goodall, R. N. P.; Galeazzi, A. R.
Antarctic Nutrient Cycles and Food Webs (1985)
This paper reviews the current state of knowledge of the food habits of the poorly known small cetaceans of the Southern Ocean and presents new information obtained through a study…
Second record of spectacled porpoise from subantarctic southwest Pacific
Fordyce, R. E.; Mattlin, R. H.; Dixon, J. M.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1984)
An incomplete skull of unknown sex of a sub-adult spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica Lahille, 1912) was collected at Macquarie Island (54°30'S, 159°00'E) in July 1957. Cranial measurements are given, and…
Exploitation of small cetaceans off southern South America
Goodall, R. N. P.; Cameron, I. S.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1980)
The legal position regarding cetaceans in Argentina and Chile is reviewed. Known live captures to date have involved one species, Cephalorhynchus commersonii. Incidental take is discussed for both countries. Dolphins…
Report on the small cetaceans stranded on the coasts of Tierra del Fuego
Goodall, R. N. P.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1978)
Little work has been done on the smaller cetaceans of Tierra del Fuego. Data on strandings and new specimens for the following 14 species is presented: Lagenorhynchus australis, Cephalorhynchus commersonii,…
Spectacled porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica, new to the subantarctic Pacific Ocean
Baker, Alan N.
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research (1977)
A cranium of Phocoena dioptrica Lahille, 1912, collected at Enderby Island, Auckland Islands, represents the first discovery of the species in the Pacific Ocean, the ten previous records being all…
Preliminary report on the small cetaceans stranded on the coasts of Tierra del Fuego
Goodall, R. N. P.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1977)
Little is known of the small cetaceans of the Southern Ocean. In view of the enormous amounts of water and little land in this area, records from Tierra del Fuego…
Design and application of a coded format for recording observations of cetaceans at sea
Frost, P. G. H.; Best, P. B.
South African Journal of Antarctic Research (1976)
A numerical format for recording details of the main identifying features of cetaceans seen at sea is given. Each identifying character is divided into a number of character states which…