In the Search of Marine Pestiviruses: First Case of Phocoena Pestivirus in a Belt Sea Harbour Porpoise [PDF]
Pestiviruses are widespread pathogens causing severe acute and chronic diseases among terrestrial mammals. Recently, Phocoena pestivirus (PhoPeV) was described in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of the North Sea, expanding the host range to marine ...
Iben Stokholm +10 more
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Assessment of Harbour Porpoise Bycatch along the Portuguese and Galician Coast: Insights from Strandings over Two Decades [PDF]
The Iberian harbour porpoise population is small and fisheries bycatch has been described as one of its most important threats. Data on harbour porpoise strandings collected by the Portuguese and Galician stranding networks between 2000 and 2020 are ...
Andreia Torres-Pereira +16 more
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Estimating the abundance of the critically endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) population using passive acoustic monitoring [PDF]
Knowing the abundance of a population is a crucial component to assess its conservation status and develop effective conservation plans. For most cetaceans, abundance estimation is difficult given their cryptic and mobile nature, especially when the ...
Mats Amundin +32 more
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Infection with Pythium flevoense in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) as a novel cause of dermatitis in marine mammals [PDF]
The oomycete Pythium flevoense was diagnosed as the cause of dermatitis in a young adult female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) that had been trapped in a pound net in a temperate saltwater environment. Disease from Pythium sp.
Edwin J. B. Veldhuis Kroeze +7 more
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Spatial Dynamics of Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Relative to Local Hydrodynamics and Environmental Conditions [PDF]
Understanding the spatial dynamics of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is crucial for effective conservation and management. The study presents a multidisciplinary approach to modelling and analysing the site occurrence and habitat use of Phocoena ...
Robert Mzungu Runya +4 more
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Evidence of Hearing Loss and Unrelated Toxoplasmosis in a Free-Ranging Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) [PDF]
Evidence of hearing impairment was identified in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) on the basis of scanning electron microscopy. In addition, based on histopathology and immunohistochemistry, there were signs of unrelated cerebral toxoplasmosis. The
Maria Morell +7 more
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Don't forget the porpoise: acoustic monitoring reveals fine scale temporal variation between bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise in Cardigan Bay SAC. [PDF]
Populations of bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise inhabit Cardigan Bay, which was designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), with bottlenose dolphin listed as a primary feature for its conservation status.
Nuuttila HK +4 more
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Seasonal and diel patterns in Black Sea harbour porpoise acoustic activity in 2020–2022 [PDF]
The Black Sea is a semi‐enclosed inland sea with an unevenly distributed extensive coastal shelf area and anoxic deep waters. It is inhabited by common and bottlenose dolphins, as well as harbour porpoises, all represented by local subspecies.
Julia Ivanchikova +15 more
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The genome sequence of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Phocoena phocoena (harbour porpoise; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Phocoenidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 2,512.71 megabases.
Nicholas J. Davison, Phillip A. Morin
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Harbour porpoise responses to pile-driving diminish over time [PDF]
Estimating impacts of offshore windfarm construction on marine mammals requires data on displacement in relation to different noise levels and sources.
Isla M. Graham +6 more
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