NAMMCOSP (2003)
Determination of elapsed time since death in small cetaceans can be important to our understanding of the nature of their interactions with fishing operations. This pilot study was conducted to…
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…
Skin density and its influence on buoyancy in the manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Kipps, E. K.; Mclellan, W. A.; Rommel, S. A.; Pabst, D. A.
Marine Mammal Sci (2002)
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…
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.
J. 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…
Oxygen consumption and swim speed of the harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Otani, Seiji; Naito, Yasuhiko; Kato, Akiko; Kawamura, Akito
Fisheries Science (2001)
The rate of oxygen consumption and energetic cost of locomotion of captive harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena were studied in Hokkaido, Japan, using respirometry together with externally attached devices (a data…
Age, length and reproductive parameters of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena (L.) from West Greenland
Lockyer, C.; Heide-Jørgensen, M. P.; Jensen, J.; Kinze, C. C.; Buus Sørensen, T.
ICES Journal of Marine Science (2001)
During 1988, 1989 and 1995, 187 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were sampled from the catches off West Greenland during the months of July, August and September. The samples were taken…
Polydactyly and other features of the manus of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus
Ortega-Ortiz, Joel G.; Villa-Ramirez, Bernardo; Gersenowies, Jorge R.
Marine Mammal Sci (2000)
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) manus was examined in 16 individuals. The carpus has a proximal row of three bones and a cartilaginous accessory carpal element distocaudal to the ulna. Five…
Dall’s porpoise Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885)
Houck, W. J.; Jefferson, T. A.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)
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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…
Hematology values of wild harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Bay of Fundy, Canada
Koopman, Heather N.; Westgate, Andrew J.; Read, Andrew J.
Marine Mammal Sci (1999)
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…