Biology Letters (2007)
Sandeels are known to be negatively affected by climate change in a number of ways. This study investigated whether these changes are affecting the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), a species…
Long-term feeding ecology and habitat use in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from Scandinavian waters inferred from trace elements and stable isotopes
Fontaine, Michaël C; Tolley, Krystal A; Siebert, Ursula; Gobert, Sylvie; Lepoint, Gilles; Bouquegneau, Jean-Marie; Das, Krishna
BMC Ecol (2007)
We investigated the feeding ecology and habitat use of 32 harbour porpoises by-caught in 4 localities along the Scandinavian coast from the North Sea to the Barents Sea using time-integrative…
Stomach content of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Turkish western Black Sea in spring and early summer
Tonay, A. M.; Dede, A.; Öztürk, A. A.; Öztürk, B.
Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée (2007)
The study was based on stomach content from 42 harbour porpoises bycaught or stranded between April to June in 2002 and 2003, on the Turkish western Black Sea coast. Seven…
Mass-dependent predation risk and lethal dolphin-porpoise interactions
MacLeod, R.; MacLeod, C. D.; Learmonth, J. A.; Jepson, P. D.; Reid, R. J.; Deaville, R.; Pierce, G. J.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2007)
In small birds, mass-dependent predation risk (MDPR) is known to make the trade-off between avoiding starvation and avoiding predation dependent on individual mass. This occurs because carrying increased fat reserves…
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…
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…