Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (2010)
Muc Mhara – Ireland’s smallest whale. Proceedings of the 2nd Irish Whale and Dolphin Group International Whale Conference. Papers presented include, “Introduction: The harbour porpoise or Muc Mhara”, “An Irish…
Aspergillosis in the middle ear of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): A case report
Prahl, Susanne; Jepson, Paul D.; Sanchez-Hanke, Marcos; Deaville, Rob; Siebert, Ursula
Mycoses (2010)
Hearing is one of the major senses in whales and dolphins (cetaceans). This is the first report of severe mycotic otitis media in a cetacean, a juvenile female harbour porpoise…
Passive acoustic monitoring of bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise, in Cardigan Bay, Wales, with implications for habitat use and partitioning
Simon, Malene; Nuuttila, Hanna; Reyes-Zamudio, Mercedes M.; Ugarte, Fernando; Verfub, Ursula; Evans, Peter G.H.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (2010)
Knowledge about harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphin occurrence in Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Wales, is limited to daylight hours during summer, when conditions are suitable for traditional…
The effect of signal duration on the underwater detection thresholds of a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) for single frequency-modulated tonal signals between 0.25 and 160 kHz
Kastelein, Ronald A.; Hoek, Lean; de Jong, Christ A. F.; Wensveen, Paul J.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2010)
The underwater hearing sensitivity of a young male harbor porpoise for tonal signals of various signal durations was quantified by using a behavioral psychophysical technique. The animal was trained to…
Gas bubble disease in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded in British Columbia
Raverty, Stephen A.; Spavin, Lisa; Cottrell, Paul; Ford, John; Hall, Anna; Gaydos, Joe; Haulena, Martin; Ivančić, Marina
Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (2010)
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are among the most abundant small cetaceans in the northeastern Pacific and there is a distinct bimodal seasonal stranding trend. Increased numbers of animals present in…
Using habitat models to identify suitable sites for marine protected areas for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Embling, Clare B.; Gillibrand, Phil A.; Gordon, Jonathan; Shrimpton, Juliet; Stevick, Peter T.; Hammond, Philip S.
Biological Conservation (2010)
The harbour porpoise is a highly mobile species and thus represents a considerable challenge in the context of using marine protected areas (MPAs) for conservation. The shelf waters off the…
Single source sound production and dynamic beam formation in echolocating harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Madsen, P. T.; Wisniewska, D.; Beedholm, K.
Journal of Experimental Biology (2010)
Echolocating toothed whales produce high-powered clicks by pneumatic actuation of phonic lips in their nasal complexes. All non-physeteroid toothed whales have two pairs of phonic lips allowing many of these…
Protected species bycatch estimating approaches: Estimating harbor porpoise bycatch in U.S. Northwestern Atlantic gillnet fisheries
Orphanides, C. D.
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science (2010)
Harbor porpoise bycatch estimates for federally managed gillnet fisheries in northwestern Atlantic US waters were calculated for a nine-year period (1999–2007) using two new methods, and the results were compared…
Genetic and historic evidence for climate-driven population fragmentation in a top cetacean predator: The harbour porpoises in European water
Fontaine, Michaël C.; Tolley, Krystal A.; Michaux, Johan R.; Birkun, Alexei; Ferreira, Marisa; Jauniaux, Thierry; Llavona, Ángela; Öztürk, Bayram; Öztürk, Ayaka A; Ridoux, Vincent; Rogan, Emer; Sequeira, Marina; Bouquegneau, Jean-Marie; Baird, Stuart J. E.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2010)
Recent climate change has triggered profound reorganization in northeast Atlantic ecosystems, with substantial impact on the distribution of marine assemblages from plankton to fishes. However, assessing the repercussions on apex…
High-density areas for harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) identified by satellite tracking
Sveegaard, Signe; Teilmann, Jonas; Tougaard, Jakob; Dietz, Rune; Mouritsen, Kim N.; Desportes, Geneviève; Siebert, Ursula
Marine Mammal Science (2010)
The population status of harbor porpoises has been of concern for several years, and the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been suggested as a method to protect the…