Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
One hundred and forty-three skulls of a total of 15 cetacean species belonging to the superfamiIies of the Platanistoidea, Monodontoidea and Delphinoidea presented usually symmetrically arranged perforation areas or lacunae…
Investigations on Cetacea (1983)
This monograph may be regarded as an important supplement to the book »Echolocation in Whales and Dolphins» by Purves and Pilleri, published by the Academic Press, London, 1983. It contains…
Mammalian Species (1974)
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Journal of Anatomy (2005)
Sexual differences in growth, allometric growth patterns and skeletal proportions were investigated by linear measurements of skeletal parts on 225 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the inner Danish and adjacent…
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…
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…
Mammalian Species (1983)
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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.…
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…
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…