Age and lunar cycle predict harbor porpoise bycatch in the south-western Baltic Sea [PDF]
The harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, is the only cetacean regularly occurring in the Baltic Sea. During the last decades, several anthropogenic activities have affected porpoises in the Baltic region.
Dennis Brennecke +3 more
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Spatially Explicit Analysis of Genome-Wide SNPs Detects Subtle Population Structure in a Mobile Marine Mammal, the Harbor Porpoise. [PDF]
The population structure of the highly mobile marine mammal, the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), in the Atlantic shelf waters follows a pattern of significant isolation-by-distance.
Ljerka Lah +13 more
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Intrapancreatic accessory spleen in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). [PDF]
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Nakagun S +3 more
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Cetacean passive acoustic network in the Belgian part of the North sea [PDF]
In 2016, a design for detecting harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS) was developed in the framework of the LifeWatch project using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) loggers.
Arienne Calonge +5 more
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Transcriptomic insights into the immune responses of the lung and muscle of non-healthy harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) [PDF]
IntroductionThe harbor porpoise populations of the North and Baltic Seas are highly impacted by human activities, including underwater-radiated noise, fisheries and pollution.
Eda Merve Dönmez +3 more
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Maternal–Fetal Transmission of Cryptococcus gattii in Harbor Porpoise [PDF]
Stephanie A. Norman +6 more
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Vertebral pattern variation in the North Sea harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) by computed tomography. [PDF]
Vertebral series in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) include cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and caudal. In contrast to studying skeletons from museums, in which small bones can be missed, evaluation of full body computed tomography (CT) scans ...
Willems DS +3 more
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The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is common in temperate waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean, including Southeast Alaska inland waters, a complex environment comprised of open waterways, narrow channels, and inlets.
Alexandre N. Zerbini +6 more
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: How Conservation Is Failing European Porpoises
The conservation of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) appears to be failing in Europe. There are particular concerns about this species in the Baltic Proper, Black, and Mediterranean Seas, as well as in the Northeast Atlantic, including the Iberian ...
Ida Carlén +4 more
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Click emission in Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli, focusing on physical properties of tissues. [PDF]
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is one of most common North Pacific porpoise species, for which information on sound-emitting processes is limited.
Mika Kuroda +5 more
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