Ophelia (1994)
The reproduction and reproductive seasonality of 365 Danish harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena (L.)) incidentally caught in various gill nets or stranded, was studied. The animals were collected from all Danish…
Development, sexual dimorphism, and individual variation in the skeleton of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in the coastal waters of western Kyushu, Japan
Yoshida, Hideyoshi; Shirakihara, Miki; Takemura, Akira; Shirakihara, Kunio
Marine Mammal Sci (1994)
Development, sexual dimorphism, and individual variation were examined in the skeleton of the finless porpoise in the coastal waters of western Kyushu, Japan. Skulls ceased growing by 4 yr. Postcranial…
Investigation of aspects of the life history of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in British waters
Lockyer, C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Specimens of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, from strandings and bycatches in fisheries around the British Isles between 1985 and September 1994 have been examined. Full autopsies were undertaken on most…
Aspects of the morphology, body fat condition and biology of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in British waters
Lockyer, C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Specimens of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, from both strandings and bycatch in fisheries around the United Kingdom between 1985 and 1994 have been examined. Full autopsies were undertaken on most…
Report of the harbour porpoise age determination workshop, Oslo, 21-23 May 1990
Bjorge, A.; Hohn, A.A.; Kvam, T.; Lockyer, C.; Schweder, T.; Aarefjord, H.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
A workshop on age determination in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) was held in Oslo, Norway, 21-23 May 1990. During the workshop, the principles of formation of dental layers were reviewed,…
A review of factors involved in zonation in Odontocete teeth, and an investigation of the likely impact of environmental factors and major life events on harbour porpoise tooth structure
Lockyer, C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Variation in zonation and Growth Layer Group (GLG) formation and underlying causes are reviewed. Five different types of anomaly were investigated in the teeth of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): pulp…
Procedures and techniques applied by NINA for cutting, staining, mounting and ageing porpoise teeth
Kvam, T.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Age determination of terrestrial mammals based on growth layers in the teeth has been a routine technique at NINA in Trondheim for many years. This paper describes how this well…
Summary of current knowledge of harbour porpoises in US and Canadian Atlantic waters
Palka, D. L.; Read, A. J.; Westgate, A. J.; Johnston, D. W.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)
This paper summarises current knowledge of the three populations of harbour porpoises in US and Canadian Atlantic waters. During the summer, the populations are centred in the Gulf of Maine/Bay…
Blubber thickness in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Kastelein, R. A.; van der Sijs, S. J.; Staal, C.; Nieuwstraten, S. H.
The Biology of the Harbour Porpoise (1997)
The blubber thicknesses of 5 male and one female harbour porpoises were measured ultrasonically in 9 positions on the body over various periods of time. Most animals were immature and…
Stenurus minor (Metastrongyloidea: Pseudaliidae) infections of the cranial sinuses of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Faulkner, Jacqueline; Measures, Lena N.; Whoriskey, Fred G.
Canadian Journal of Zoology (1998)
Seventy-eight harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena (33 females, 45 males), were obtained in summer (June-September) as incidental by-catch from the cod fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and examined for…