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…
Near field, interference, far field and rostrum structure in the echolocation system of cetaceans
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.; Kraus, C.
Investigations on Cetacea (1983)
This monograph may be regarded as an important supplement to the book »Echolocation in Whales and Dolphins» by Purves and Pilleri, published by the Academic Press, London, 1983. It contains…
Catch statistics of small cetaceans taken in Japanese waters
Miyazaki, N.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1983)
Catch statistics for 15 species of small cetacean are analysed, based on catch data collected for the 6 years from 1976 to 1981. Commercial catching of animals either by harpoon…
A review of the food habits of the small cetaceans of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic
Goodall, R. N. P.; Galeazzi, A. R.
Antarctic Nutrient Cycles and Food Webs (1985)
This paper reviews the current state of knowledge of the food habits of the poorly known small cetaceans of the Southern Ocean and presents new information obtained through a study…
Magnetoreception and biomineralization of magnetite in cetaceans
Bauer, G.B.; Fuller, M.; Perry, A.; Dunn, J.R.; Zoeger, J.
Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms: A New Biomagnetism (1985)
(...) 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…
A review of human impact on small cetaceans
Northridge, S.; Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1986)
(...) This document attempts to gather together as much information as is available on the extent of current killings of small cetaceans throughout the world, and also to highlight some…
Ontogenetic development of the nervus terminalis in toothed whales
Buhl, E. H.; Oelschläger, H. A.
Anatomy and Embryology (1986)
For the first time in cetaceans, the development of the terminalis system and its continuity between the olfactory placode and the telencephalon has been demonstrated by light microscopy. In the…
Genetic variability and differentiation in the toothed whales
Shimura, E.; Numachi, K.-I.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1987)
Genetic variability and differentiation of three families containing 12 species of toothed whales mainly from the sea around Japan have been examined by starch-gel electrophoresis at 19 genetic loci encoding…
Aerial survey of cetaceans in the coastal waters off Iceland, June-July 1986
Gunnlaugsson, T.; Sigurjonsson, J.; Donovan, G. P.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1988)
Results of an aerial sightings survey conducted in coastal (within the 600m depth contour) Icelandic waters from 27 June-20 July 1986 are presented. The survey followed a predetermined random grid,…
Best vision zones in the retinae of some cetaceans
Mass, Alla; Supin, Alexander
Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans (1990)
(...) Organization of the visual system in Cetacea still remains unclear in many respects. Of special interest are data on ganglion cell distribution in the retina. It is related closely…