BMC Biology (2007)
Understanding the role of seascape in shaping genetic and demographic population structure is highly challenging for marine pelagic species such as cetaceans for which there is generally little evidence of…
The impact of stress on cytokine and haptoglobin mRNA expression in blood samples from harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U.; Prange, A.; Colijn, F.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (2007)
Cytokines are important cell mediators involved in immune responses. Their expression can be modulated by numerous factors, including stress. The aim of this study was to compare cytokine mRNA expression…
Morphological and genetic differentiation of the Black Sea harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Viaud-Martínez, K. A.; Martínez Vergara, M.; Gol'din, P. E.; Ridoux, V.; Öztürk, A. A.; Öztürk, B.; Rosel, P. E.; Frantzis, A.; Komnenou, A.; Bohonak, A. J.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2007)
The ecological and conservation status of the geographically isolated Black Sea harbour porpoise is currently unknown. Although it has been suggested that Black Sea harbour porpoises are distinct from other…
Population structure and historical demography of eastern North Atlantic harbour porpoises inferred through mtDNA sequences
Tolley, K. A.; Rosel, P. E.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2006)
The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena experiences high rates of incidental mortality in commercial fisheries, and in some areas these rates are sufficiently high to justify concern over population sustainability. Given…
Population structure and historical demography of eastern North Atlantic harbour porpoises inferred through mtDNA sequences
Tolley, KA; Rosel, PE
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2006)
The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena experiences high rates of incidental mortality in commercial fisheries, and in some areas these rates are sufficiently high to justify concern over population sustainability. Given…
Parentage determination of an isolated Yangtze finless porpoise population Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis in the Yangtze Tian-e-Zhou Baiji National Natural Reserve based on molecular data
Junhong, Xia; Jinsong, Zheng; Limei, Xu; Ding, Wang
Progress in Natural Science (2005)
Reproductive behaviors are poorly known for the Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis. In this study, the parentage of an isolated Yangtze finless porpoise population inhabiting the Yangtze Tian-e-Zhou Baiji…
Population structure of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation among South American Burmeister’s porpoises (Phocoena spinipinnis)
Rosa, Sabrina; Milinkovitch, Michel C.; Van Waerebeek, Koen; Berck, Jehanne; Oporto, Jorge; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Goodall, Natalie; Cassens, Insa
Conservation Genetics (2005)
Little is known about the biology of Burmeister’s porpoises (Phocoena spinipinnis), a small cetacean species endemic to South American waters. Information on stock structure, however, is urgently needed, as the…
Ex-situ conservation status of an endangered Yangtze finless porpoise population (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) as measured from microsatellites and mtDNA diversity
XIA, J; ZHENG, J; WANG, D
ICES Journal of Marine Science (2005)
The Yangtze finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis, is an endangered small cetacean that occurs only in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River of China. The establishment of…
Population genetic structure of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis): Implications for management and conservation
Zheng, Jin-Song; Xia, Jun-Hong; He, Shun-Ping; Wang, Ding
Biochem Genet (2005)
Understanding the population genetic structure is a prerequisite for conservation of a species. The degree of genetic variability characteristic of the mitochondrial DNA control region has been widely exploited in…
Natural hybridization between Dall’s porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Willis, Pamela M; Crespi, Bernard J; Dill, Lawrence M; Baird, Robin W; Hanson, M Bradley
Can. J. Zool. (2004)
Natural hybridization occurs rarely in mammals compared with other taxonomic groups of animals. Cetaceans appear unique among mammals in exhibiting striking karyological uniformity, which suggests that they have the potential…