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Porpoise Research Library

Showing entries tagged with "skeleton". 60 entries found.
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  • P. spinipinnis 92
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Osteological variation in the spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)

Perrin, William F.; Goodall, R. Natalie P.; Cozzuol, Mario A.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2000)

Cranial and post-cranial variation is described for a large series of specimens of spectacled porpoise from Argentina and compared with that for specimens from other areas of the Southern Hemisphere.…

  • Phocoena dioptrica
  • morphology
  • skeleton

Vaquita Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland, 1958

Vidal, O.; Brownell, R. L. Jr.; Findley, L. T.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Phocoena sinus
  • abundance
  • behaviour
  • bycatch
  • classification
  • coloration
  • distribution
  • diving
  • echolocation
  • evolution
  • feeding
  • growth
  • habitat use
  • life history
  • morphology
  • parasites
  • physiology
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  • population trends
  • predation
  • reproduction
  • skeleton

Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865

Brownell, R. L. Jr.; Clapham, P. J.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Phocoena spinipinnis
  • behaviour
  • bycatch
  • capture
  • classification
  • coloration
  • disease
  • distribution
  • diving
  • feeding
  • growth
  • habitat use
  • life history
  • morphology
  • parasites
  • pollutants
  • reproduction
  • skeleton

Dall’s porpoise Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885)

Houck, W. J.; Jefferson, T. A.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Phocoenoides dalli
  • abundance
  • behaviour
  • bycatch
  • captivity
  • capture
  • classification
  • coloration
  • distribution
  • diving
  • echolocation
  • feeding
  • growth
  • habitat use
  • life history
  • morphology
  • parasites
  • physiology
  • pollutants
  • predation
  • reproduction
  • skeleton

Finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides (G. Cuvier, 1829)

Kasuya, T.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • behaviour
  • bycatch
  • capture
  • classification
  • coloration
  • disease
  • distribution
  • diving
  • echolocation
  • feeding
  • growth
  • habitat use
  • life history
  • morphology
  • neurology
  • parasites
  • physiology
  • pollutants
  • predation
  • reproduction
  • skeleton
  • vision

Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Read, A. J.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Phocoena phocoena
  • abundance
  • behaviour
  • bycatch
  • captivity
  • capture
  • classification
  • coloration
  • disease
  • distribution
  • diving
  • echolocation
  • feeding
  • growth
  • habitat use
  • hearing
  • life history
  • morphology
  • parasites
  • physiology
  • pollutants
  • predation
  • rehabilitation
  • reproduction
  • skeleton

Spectacled porpoise Phocoena dioptrica Lahille, 1912

Brownell, R. L. Jr.; Clapham, P. J.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • Phocoena dioptrica
  • bycatch
  • classification
  • coloration
  • distribution
  • diving
  • feeding
  • growth
  • life history
  • morphology
  • reproduction
  • skeleton

Geographical variation in metric skull characters among proposed subpopulations and stocks of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the western north Atlantic

Gao, Anli; Gaskin, D. E.
Marine Mammal Science (1996)

A total of 433 skulls of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, were examined to evaluate geographical variation within the western North Atlantic, using analysis of covariance and discriminant analysis based on…

  • Phocoena phocoena
  • morphology
  • population structure
  • skeleton

Geographical variations of skull among the populations of Neophocaena in Chinese waters

Gao, Anli; Zhou, Kaiya
Acta Theriologica Sinica (1995)

Geographical variations of skull among the Yangtze, Yellow Sea and South China Sea populations of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in Chinese waters were studied using 42 skull measurements based…

  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • morphology
  • skeleton

Geographical variations of postcranial skeleton among populations of Neophocaena in Chinese waters

Gao, Anli; Zhou, Kaiya
Acta Theriologica Sinica (1995)

Geographical variations of postcranial skeleton among the Yangtze, Yellow Sea and South China Sea populations of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in Chinese waters were studied with t-test, covariance analysis…

  • Neophocaena phocaenoides
  • Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
  • morphology
  • skeleton

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