Systema Naturæ (1758)
(...) Delphinus phocœna 1. Dolphin with a nearly coniform body, a wide back, and nearly blunt (obtuse) rostrum. . . . Lives in the oceans of Europe and the Baltic.…
Diversity and summer distribution of cetaceans in inlet waters of northern Aisén, Chile
Zamorano-Abramson, José; Gibbons, Jorge; Capella, Juan
Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia (2010)
(...) In this paper we present results on diversity, local distribution and group composition of cetacean species along inshore waters of the fjord Puyuhuapi and Channels Jacaf and Moraleda (between…
Species diversity and distribution pattern of marine mammals of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman – Iranian waters
Owfi, F.; Braulik, G. T.; Rabbaniha, M.
Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences (2016)
A total of 98 marine mammal records from Iranian coastal waters of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman were compiled of which 66 are previously unpublished new records. Seventy-nine…
Cetacean strandings in the Turkish western Black Sea coast during 2007-2009
Tonay, Arda M.; Dede, Ayhan; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Öztürk, Bayram
Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment (2012)
The seasonal surveys of stranded cetaceans were performed on the Turkish coast of the western Black Sea during summer 2007-spring 2009. Fifty stranded cetaceans were found, which included 24 harbour…
Unusual mass mortality of cetaceans on the coast of the Turkish western Black Sea in summer 2009
Tonay, Arda M.; Dede, Ayhan; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Ercan, Didem; Fernández, Antonio
Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment (2012)
Between mid-July and early August, an unusual mass mortality of cetaceans was detected on the Turkish Western Black Sea coast. 114 cetaceans (53 harbour porpoises, 9 common dolphins, 7 bottlenose…
Comparative anatomy of the bony labyrinth of extant and extinct porpoises (Cetacea: Phocoenidae)
Racicot, Rachel A.; Gearty, William; Kohno, Naoki; Flynn, John J.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2016)
The inner ear anatomy of cetaceans, now more readily accessible by means of nondestructive high-resolution X-ray computed tomographic (CT) scanning, provides a window into their acoustic abilities and ecological preferences.…
Changes in click source levels with distance to targets: Studies of free-ranging white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris and captive harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena
Atem, Ana Carolina G.; Rasmussen, Marianne H.; Wahlberg, Magnus; Petersen, Hans C.; Miller, Lee A.;
Bioacoustics (2009)
Probably all odontocetes use echolocation for spatial orientation and detection of prey. We used a four hydrophone “Y” array to record the high frequency clicks from free-ranging White-beaked Dolphins Lagenorhynchus…
Near field, interference, far field and rostrum structure in the echolocation system of cetaceans
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.; Kraus, C.
Investigations on Cetacea (1983)
This monograph may be regarded as an important supplement to the book »Echolocation in Whales and Dolphins» by Purves and Pilleri, published by the Academic Press, London, 1983. It contains…
Fenestration of the skull in some cetaceans
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.; Zijganov, V. V.; Kraus, C.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
One hundred and forty-three skulls of a total of 15 cetacean species belonging to the superfamiIies of the Platanistoidea, Monodontoidea and Delphinoidea presented usually symmetrically arranged perforation areas or lacunae…
The ambient noise in the environment of Sousa plumbea and Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cetacea) with special reference to the sounds of Johnius belangerii (Pisces, Sciaenidae)
Pilleri, G.; Kraus, C.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
In the Piti Mouth, a typical biotope of Sousa plumbea and Neophocaena phocaenoides in the Indus delta, the sounds produced by Johnius belangerii (Boro) and the rather weaker crustacean sounds…