FAO Fisheries Series (1982)
This paper reviews current knowledge of Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis), probably the most abundant coastal small cetacean in southern South American waters and probably existing in two isolated Atlantic and…
Reproduction and reproductive organs in Neophocaena asiaeorientalis from the Yangtse River
Chen, P-X.; Renjun, L.; Harrison, J.
Aquatic Mammals (1982)
Two species of freshwater dolphin are known to have existed in the Yangtse River, China, for over two thousand years. One is a white form, the Baiji (Lipotes vexllifer), the…
DDT residues in blubber of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (L.), from eastern Canadian waters during the five-year period 1969-1973
Gaskin, D. E.; Holdrinet, M.; Frank, R.
FAO Fisheries Series (1982)
Samples of blubber from 60 male and 55 female harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) collected from 1969 to 1973, all but 11 from the east and west coast approaches to the…
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the eastern North Pacific and adjacent Arctic waters: A guide to their identification
Leatherwood, S.; Reeves, R. R.; Perrin, W. F.; Evans, W. E.
NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 444 (1982)
This field guide is designed to permit observers to identify the cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) they see in the waters of the eastern North Pacific, including the Gulf of…
An environmental index for habitat utilization by female harbour porpoises with calves near Deer Island, Bay of Fundy
Smith, Gary J. D.; Gaskin, David E.
Ophelia (1983)
The Bay of Fundy is a known area of concentration of Phocoena phocoena during the summer months. In this study, 698 females with calves and 5 473 porpoises of other…
Reproduction in the porpoises (Phocoenidae): Implications for management
GASKIN, D. E.; SMITH, G. J. D.; WATSON, A. P.; YASUI, W. Y.; YURICK, D. B.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
The population biology of most phocoenid species is still rather poorly understood. It is important that we improve our knowledge in view of concerns which have been expressed in recent…
Behavior and segregation of the Dall’s porpoise in the northwestern north Pacific Ocean
Kasuya, T.; Jones, L. L.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1984)
To improve knowledge of the life history of Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885) that are incidentally caught by the Japanese salmon mothership fishery in the northwestern North Pacific, a…
Seasonal changes in density and behavior of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) affecting census methodology in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Taylor, B. L.; Dawson, P. K.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
The purpose of this study was to gather base-line life history data on the harbor porpoise. The information presented here describes only those aspects which would affect a census. During…
Growth of Dall’s porpoise in the western north Pacific and suggested geographical growth differentiation
Kasuya, T.; Shiraga, S.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1985)
Some growth parameters of the western North Pacific dalli-type Dall's porpoise were estimated from 167 specimens taken with hand-held harpoons on two cruises and compared with data obtained previously from…
Perinatal growth of delphinoids: Information from aquarium reared bottlenose dolphins and finless porpoises
Kasuya, T.; Tobayama, T.; Saiga, T.; Kataoka, T.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1986)
The early postnatal growth of bottlenose dolphins and finless porpoises was studied using 97 body length records of 61 individuals born in aquariums. The growth rates observed were similar to…