Journal of Natural History (1971)
The skull and incomplete skeleton of a specimen of Phocoena sinus from the Gulf of California are described and compared with specimens of P. phocoena and P. spinipinnis. The skeleton…
Comparison of the tongues of some odontocetes: Pontoporia, Neomeris and Delphinus
Arvy, L.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1972)
In spite of important differences in shape and appearance, the tongues of Pontoporia blainvillei, Neomeris phocaenoides and Delphinus tropicalis present certain common characteristics. None have papillae resembling, even slightly, those…
Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865, off the Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1972)
Information is communicated on the occurrence of Phoconea spinipinnis off the Uruguayan coast and on the general geographical distribution of this rare species. In contradiction to the observations of ALLEN…
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…
On the behaviour and study of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the wild
Amundin, M.; Amundin, B.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
A pilot study has been carried out in order to obtain information on the observational problems encountered in studying the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the wild. It is concluded…
Polychlorinated hydrocarbons and heavy metals in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) from Danish waters
Andersen, S. H.; Rebsdorff, A.
Aquatic Mammals (1976)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the level of persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons and heavy metals in different tissues of four harbour porpoises caught at Danish coasts and…
A harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758), from the Mackenzie River delta, Northwest Territories, Canada (Notes on Cetacea, Delphinoidea VIII)
Van Bree, P. J. H.; Sergeant, D. E.; Hoek, W.
Beaufortia (1977)
A Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, taken from near Shallow Bay, Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories (68°48’ N 136°35’ W) in July 1973 represents a range extension 800 km eastwards from…
Experiences with harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in captivity: Mortality, autopsy findings and influence of the captive environment
Anderson, S. H.
Aquatic Mammals (1978)
This paper gives a survey of the fate of 67 harbour porpoises collected alive from Danish waters and kept in captivity for bioacoustical and physiological investigations. Even if the harbour…
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…
Food of the Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, Dall’s porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, and northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, off California and Washington; with appendices on size and food of Dall’s porpoise from Alaskan waters
Kajimura, H.; Fiscus, C. H.; Stroud, R. K.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS F/NWC-2 (1980)
The food of the Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, and Dali's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli -- collected off California and Washington in 1958-72 -- is compared with food of the northern…