Can. J. Zool. (1992)
Structural modifications of the odontocete skull and nasal passages have shifted the position of the facial bones and associated soft anatomy to the dorsal aspect of the head. The facial…
Structural modifications of the odontocete skull and nasal passages have shifted the position of the facial bones and associated soft anatomy to the dorsal aspect of the head. The facial…
(...) Although various sensory mechanisms are present in cetaceans, special navigational problems occur when animals are in a pelagic environment which can minimize available cues. Dawbin (1966) has observed that…
(...) This peculiar species of Dolphin is the least in size of the entire whale tribe inhabiting the Pacific North American Coast. When fully matured it may attain the length…
(...) In this paper I shall describe two new species - one a Shark of the genus Lamna, and the other a Cetacean of the family Delphinidae, and of the…
Among the collections brought back by Mr. F. R. Wulsin after a year’s stay in China are three skeletons and an entire body of the small porpoise, Meomeris phocaenoides, a…
Harbor porpoises from the German North and Baltic Seas exhibit a higher incidence of bacterial infections compared to whales from less polluted arctic waters. The potential adverse effect of environmental…
Toothed whales (crown Odontoceti) are unique among mammals in their ability to echolocate underwater, using specialized tissue structures. The melon, a structure composed of fat and connective tissue, is an…
This study investigated how skin contributes to buoyancy control in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Manatees are shallow divers and…
Blood chemistry values were measured from 31 harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) released from herring weirs in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Sodium, phosphorus, calcium, chloride, magnesium, total protein, albumin, globulin,…
Clinical hematology values were determined for 29 harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) released from herring weirs in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Erythrocyte values exhibited narrow ranges, but there was a…