Canadian Journal of Zoology (1998)
A 60-cm female fetus recovered from a Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) found dead in southern British Columbia was fathered by a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). This is the first report…
Geographical variation of the harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, evaluated by discriminant analysis
Gao, Anli; Gaskin, D. E.
Marine Mammal Sci (1998)
(...) In the preceding communication K. A. Tolley states (twice) that Gao and Gaskin (1996) committed “serious interpretive errors that neither support their results nor the recent literature.” Needless to…
Family Phocoenidae Gray, 1825
Rice, D.W.
Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution (1998)
(page 121) (...) Miller (1925) and Kellogg (1928) included the true porpoises in the family Delphinidae and did not even grant them subfamily status. However, Slijper (1936) and Fraser and…
Investigating potential associations between chronic exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and infectious disease mortality in harbour porpoises from England and Wales
Jepson, Paul D.; Bennett, Peter M.; Allchin, Colin R.; Law, Robin J.; Kuiken, Thijs; Baker, John R.; Rogan, Emer; Kirkwood, James K.
Science of The Total Environment (1999)
Bioaccumulation of immunosuppressive organochlorines like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may pose a threat to the health and viability of cetacean populations. To investigate possible associations between chronic exposure to PCBs and…
Trends in harbour porpoise abundance off central California, 1986-95: Evidence for interannual changes in distribution?
Forney, K. A.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (1999)
This paper presents an updated analysis of trends in the abundance of harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in central and northern California, for the period 1986-95. The most recent survey effort…
Target detection by an echolocating harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Kastelein, R. A.; Au, W. W. L.; Rippe, H. T.; Schooneman, N. M.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (1999)
Two echolocation experiments are described. They were conducted on the same harbor porpoise housed in a sea pen, one year apart at Neeltje Jans, The Netherlands. The aims were to…
Bycatches of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena L.) in Danish set-net fisheries
Vinther, M.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (1999)
Data on bycatch of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) in the commercial Danish set-net fisheries were sampled from 5,591km nets in the period 1992 to 1998 using independent observers. A…
Identification of the first harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) calving ground in the North Sea
Sonntag, R. P.; Benke, H.; Hiby, A. R.; Lick, R.; Adelung, D.
Journal of Sea Research (1999)
We investigated the occurrence of harbour porpoises in the North Sea off Schleswig-Holstein by conducting aerial surveys with emphasis on calves. Fourteen per cent of the sighted porpoises off the…
Genetic population structure of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Sea and Norwegian waters
Tolley, K. A.; Rosel, P. E.; Walton, M.; Bjorge, A.; Oien, N.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (1999)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is subject to a high rate of incidental mortality in fisheries worldwide and, in some areas, these rates are sufficiently high to warrant concern over…
Testicular and ovarian development in the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Karakosta, C. V.; Jepson, P. D.; Ohira, H.; Moore, A.; Bennett, P. M.; Holt, W. V.
Journal of Zoology (1999)
Testicular and ovarian development in neonatal and juvenile harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena was examined, using tissue from animals (males n= 65 and females n= 10) stranded or caught off the…