NAMMCOSP (2003)
Two harbour porpoises of an estimated age of 1-2 years were held in captivity from April 1997 and were still alive in April 2002, after rescue from pound nets set…
Variability in the diet of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Scottish waters 1992–2003
Santos, M. B.; Pierce, G. J.; Learmonth, J. A.; Reid, R. J.; Ross, H. M.; Patterson, I. A. P.; Reid, D. G.; Beare, D.
Marine Mammal Sci (2004)
Interannual, seasonal, and regional variation in the diet of porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in Scottish (UK) waters was studied using stomach contents of animals stranded between 1992 and 2003. Most samples…
Review of small cetaceans: Distribution, behaviour, migration and threats
Culik, Boris
(2004)
This report summarises the available knowledge on odontocete (toothed whale) distribution, behaviour, migration and threats and was compiled for the Bonn Secretariat of CMS.
Seasonal abundance, distribution, and prey species of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in southern Vancouver island waters
Hall, A.
Master's Thesis - University of British Columbia (2004)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) occur year round in the waters of southern British Columbia, but little is known about their seasonal abundance, habitat use and food habits. A systematic vessel-based…
Stable isotope analysis of harbour porpoises and their prey from the Baltic and Kattegat/Skagerrak Seas
Angerbjörn, Anders; Börjesson, Patrik; Brandberg, Katrin
Marine Biology Research (2006)
The by-caught harbour porpoises in commercial fisheries have raised concerns over their conservation status in the Baltic region. One important aspect for management purposes is porpoise movements within the region.…
Diet overlap between harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphin: An argument in favour of interference competition for food?
Spitz, Jérôme; Rousseau, Yann; Ridoux, Vincent
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2006)
In aquatic ecosystems, competitive interactions are occasionally described. Violent attacks on harbour porpoises by bottlenose dolphins were reported and it was proposed that this behavior could result from competitive interactions…
Distribution of Pholeter gastrophilus (Digenea) within the stomach of four odontocete species: the role of the diet and digestive physiology of hosts
AZNAR, F. J.; FOGNANI, P.; BALBUENA, J. A.; PIETROBELLI, M.; RAGA, J. A.
Parasitology (2006)
We compared the distribution of the digenean Pholeter gastrophilus in the stomach of 27 harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, 27 striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, 18 bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and 100…
Climate change causing starvation in harbour porpoises?
Thompson, Paul; Ingram, Simon; Lonergan, Mike; Northridge, Simon; Hall, Ailsa; Wilson, Ben
Biology Letters (2007)
(...) Recently, MacLeod et al. (2007) analysed data from harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded on Scottish North Sea coasts in March–May of 1993–2003. Comparing 2002–2003 data against baseline data from…
Starvation and sandeel consumption in harbour porpoises in the Scottish North Sea
MacLeod, Colin D.; Pierce, Graham J.; Begoña Santos, M.
Biology Letters (2007)
(...) Based on the evidence of a link between the likelihood of starvation and a lack of sandeels in the diet of porpoises in the Scottish North Sea in spring,…
Prey occurrence in the stomach contents of four small cetacean species in Peru
García-Godos, I.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Reyes, J. C.; Alfaro-Shigueto, J.; Arias-Schreiber, M.
Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Mamm. (2007)
The diets of long-beaked common dolphins Delphinus capensis (n=117), dusky dolphins Lagenorhynchus obscurus (n=72), Burmeister's porpoises Phocoena spinipinnis (n=69) and offshore common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus (n=22) were determined based…