FAO Fisheries Series (1982)
The cochito (Phocoena sinus), the smallest member of its genus, is known from 21 confirmed records from the upper Gulf of California and is probably found only in that area.…
Second record of spectacled porpoise from subantarctic southwest Pacific
Fordyce, R. E.; Mattlin, R. H.; Dixon, J. M.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1984)
An incomplete skull of unknown sex of a sub-adult spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica Lahille, 1912) was collected at Macquarie Island (54°30'S, 159°00'E) in July 1957. Cranial measurements are given, and…
The Dall porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, in Alaska
Scheffer, Victor B.
Journal of Mammalogy (1949)
(...) In the summer and fall of 1947 and the fall of 1948 the Fish and Wildlife Service research vessel Black Douglas cruised in waters from Vancouver Island, British Columbia,…
A new porpoise from Japan
Andrews, R. C.
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (1911)
(...) On June 18, 1910, while the guest of the Oriental Whaling Company, Ltd. (Toyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha), at their station at Aikawahama in the north of Japan, a porpoise…
Sexual dimorphism and development of external features in Dall’s porpoise Phocoenoides dalli
Jefferson, T. A.
Fishery Bulletin (1990)
Examination of 95 Dall's porpoise specimens incidentally caught in gill nets, and 4 collected as beach strandings, indicate significant sexual dimorphism and developmental variation in several aspects of external morphology…
Testicular and ovarian development in the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Karakosta, C. V.; Jepson, P. D.; Ohira, H.; Moore, A.; Bennett, P. M.; Holt, W. V.
Journal of Zoology (1999)
Testicular and ovarian development in neonatal and juvenile harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena was examined, using tissue from animals (males n= 65 and females n= 10) stranded or caught off the…
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.…
Phocoena sinus
Brownell, Robert L.
Mammalian Species (1983)
Abstract currently unavailable
Nota preliminar sobre una nueva especie de marsopa del río de la Plata (Phocaena dioptrica)
Lahille, Fernando
Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires (1912)
(...) La inspección de los dientes del animal, dientes muy pequeños, comprimidos y espatulados, me demostró que el delfín pertenecía al género Phocaena. Como por otro lado, los ojos se…
Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L.) from the western North Atlantic
McLellan, W. A.; Koopman, H. N.; Rommel, S. A.; Read, A. J.; Potter, C. W.; Nicolas, J. R.; Westgate, A. J.; Pabst, D. A.
Journal of Zoology (2002)
North Atlantic harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena (L.) face considerable energetic challenges, as they are relatively small marine mammals with an intense reproductive schedule and a cold-water habitat. Post-natal growth of…