Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
A pilot study has been carried out in order to obtain information on the observational problems encountered in studying the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the wild. It is concluded…
Reproduction and gonads of the black finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides
Harrison, R. J.; McBrearty, D. A.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
(...) Six complete [N. phocaenoides] (3 male, 3 female) have been collected in the Karachi Waters and in the Indus Delta Region by G. PILLERI. The testes and ovaries of…
Distribution, ecology, behaviour and conservation of the dolphins of the middle reaches of Changjiang (Yangtze) River (Wuhan-Yueyang)
Chen, P.; Liu, P.; Liu, R.; Lin, K.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1979)
Two species of cetaceans live in the Yangtze river (Changjiang R.): Lipotes vexillifer (MILLER, 1918) and Neophocaena asiaeorientalis (PILLERI and GIHR, 1972). Both species are only found in the middle…
A decade of harbour porpoise occurrence in German waters—Analyses of aerial surveys, incidental sightings and strandings
Siebert, Ursula; Gilles, Anita; Lucke, Klaus; Ludwig, Martje; Benke, Harald; Kock, Karl-Hermann; Scheidat, Meike
Journal of Sea Research (2006)
Data on the occurrence of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters from 1988 to 2002 were collected from dedicated aerial surveys, incidental sightings and strandings. Aerial surveys conducted in…
Identification of the first harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) calving ground in the North Sea
Sonntag, R. P.; Benke, H.; Hiby, A. R.; Lick, R.; Adelung, D.
Journal of Sea Research (1999)
We investigated the occurrence of harbour porpoises in the North Sea off Schleswig-Holstein by conducting aerial surveys with emphasis on calves. Fourteen per cent of the sighted porpoises off the…
Phocoena phocoena
Gaskin, David E.; Arnold, Peter W.; Blair, Barbara A.
Mammalian Species (1974)
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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…
Preliminary report on the ecology of the finless porpoise in Hong Kong waters
Jefferson, T. A.; Braulik, G. T.
IBI Reports (1999)
Two species of small cetaceans, the Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin and the finless porpoise, occur year-round in waters of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Research conducted from September 1995 to…
Parentage-based group composition and dispersal pattern studies of the Yangtze finless porpoise population in Poyang Lake
Chen, Minmin; Zheng, Yang; Hao, Yujiang; Mei, Zhigang; Wang, Kexiong; Zhao, Qingzhong; Zheng, Jinsong; Wang, Ding
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2016)
Social behaviors are poorly known for the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (YFP, Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis). Here, group composition and dispersal patterns of the YFP population living in the Poyang…
Effects of noise and by-catch on a Danish harbour porpoise population
Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob; Sibly, Richard M.; Tougaard, Jakob; Teilmann, Jonas; Sveegaard, Signe
Ecological Modelling (2014)
Ships and wind turbines generate noise, which can have a negative impact on marine mammal populations by scaring animals away. Effective modelling of how this affects the populations has to…