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Variation in habitat preference and distribution of harbour porpoises west of Scotland

, 2011
The waters off the west coast of Scotland have one of the highest densities of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Europe. Harbour porpoise are listed under Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive, requiring the designation of Special Areas of ...
Booth, Cormac G
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Phocoena phocoena (harbor porpoise) - AMNH-35568

, 2022
Phocoena phocoena (harbor porpoise) - AMNH-35568 - unknown sex - unknown length - Pelvic location - American Museum of Natural ...

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Bartonella henselae in Porpoise Blood

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
We report detection of Bartonella henselae DNA in blood samples from 2 harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). By using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we directly amplified Bartonella species DNA from blood of a harbor porpoise stranded along the ...
Ricardo G. Maggi, Craig A. Harms, Aleta A. Hohn, D. Ann Pabst, William A. McLellan, Wendy J. Walton, David S. Rotstein, Edward B. Breitschwerdt   +7 more
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Haematology and clinical blood chemistry in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the inner Danish waters

Environment International, 2020
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea are under increasing pressure from anthropogenic activities, which affect the overall health of populations.
Ursula Siebert, Marie-Anne Blanchet, Jonas Teilmann, Kirstin Anderson Hansen, Jakob Kristensen, Paulien Bunskoek, Rune Dietz, Jean-Pierre Desforges, Christian Sonne, Geneviève Desportes   +9 more
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Synapsids and sensitivity: Broad survey of tetrapod trigeminal canal morphology supports an evolutionary trend of increasing facial tactile specialization in the mammal lineage

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 4, Page 864-911, April 2026.
Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae, Julien Benoit, Irina Ruf, Zoleka Sibiya, Bhart‐Anjan S. Bhullar   +4 more
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Phocoena phocoena_lungs_80%

, 2016
Ready to 3D print STL file of Phocoena phocoena ...
Michael Pedersen (227448), Wang, Tobias, Kasper Hansen (227413), Pedersen, Michael, Hansen, Kasper, Mathias Ø. Nørgård (3262023), Tobias Wang (110173), Nørgård, Mathias Ø., Henrik Lauridsen (227410), Lauridsen, Henrik   +9 more
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What happens after oil and gas decommissioning? A global systematic review of marine environmental effects

Ecological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 3, April 2026.
Abstract The thousands of oil and gas (OG) platforms placed at sea for fossil fuel extraction have introduced new hard substrate to the marine environment. Over time, these structures can become colonized by a diversity of marine life, fostering novel ecosystems.
Anaëlle J. Lemasson, Antony M. Knights
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Clicking for supper

eLife, 2015
When close to prey, porpoises actively widen their sonar beam, which may make it harder for the prey to escape.
Peter Tyack
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An investigation of factors related to the bycatch of small cetaceans in fishing gear

, 2011
The bycatch of cetaceans in fishing gear is considered to be one of the biggest conservation threats to these species. Gear modifications have the potential to reduce these bycatches in global fisheries but there is little available information on how ...
Mackay, Alice I.
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Estimating the impact of bycatch and calculating bycatch limits to achieve conservation objectives as applied to harbour porpoise in the North Sea

, 2009
Incidental catch, or bycatch, of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in fishing operations is an international conservation issue. The main objective of this thesis was to develop methods for determining the impact of bycatch on the state and dynamics ...
Winship, Arliss
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