Marine Pollution Bulletin (1996)
Levels of organochlorine compounds (PCDD, PCDF, PCB and organochlorine pesticides) were determined in cetaceans collected from the west coast of North America between 1986 and 1989. The samples included gray…
Distribution of Dall’s porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, in the North Pacific and Bering Sea, based on T/S Oshoro Maru 2012 summer cruise data
Suzuki, Sachiko; Sekiguchi, Keiko; Mitani, Yoko; Onishi, Hiroji; Kamito, Takehiko
Zoological Science (2016)
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a small toothed cetacean, widely inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas, between about 30 and 62°N; however, only limited studies of its ecology…
Observations of captive and wild cetaceans
Brown, David H.; Norris, Kenneth S.
Journal of Mammalogy (1956)
(...) During the first months of operation (March, 1954 to Sept. 1955) of the new oceanarium, Marineland of the Pacific, we have had numerous opportunities to observe the dolphins and…
Measurements and stomach contents of eleven delphinids from the northeast Pacific
Scheffer, Victor B.
The Murrelet (1953)
The writer has examined nine porpoises and two dolphins collected 1950-1952 along the west coast of North America between southern California and the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Unless otherwise noted, the…
Observations of odontocetes in central Californian waters
Brownell, R. L. Jr.
Norsk Hvalfangst-Tidende (1964)
(...) This reports observations of odontocetes made during the summer of 1963 in central Californian waters. I made my observations aboard catcher boats of the Golden Gate Fishing Company, Point…
Food habits of smaller marine mammals from northern California
Jones, R. E.
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (1981)
General food habits are discussed for 11 species of small marine mammals beach-east in northern California. The collection method allowed tabulation only of the kinds, numbers, and percentages of fish,…
A note on the skeletons of two Alaskan porpoises
Miller, G. S. Jr.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (1930)
(...) Skeletons of two Alaskan porpoises, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus) and Phocoenoides dalli (True), have recently been mounted in the United States National Museum. Before these skeletons were placed on exhibition…
Dall’s porpoise Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885)
Houck, W. J.; Jefferson, T. A.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)
Abstract currently unavailable
Observations on Pacific cetaceans of Californian and Mexican waters
Norris, K. S.; Prescott, J. H.
University of California Publications in Zoology (1961)
(...) For five years we have systematically gathered information of every available kind related to these animals. Fifteen species have been observed in sufficient detail to be considered here. These…
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…