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Threats and opportunities for the survival of the Yangtze finless porpoise [PDF]

, 2012
The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaorientalis), is a small freshwater cetacean which has recently fallen dramatically in number. It is an endemic species for the Yangtze River and unless drastic action is taken, it risks the same ...
Åsberg, Angelica
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Metatranscriptomic analyses of gut bacterial and viral communities in the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) under distinct environments. [PDF]

Anim Microbiome
Fan S, Liu H, Yan Y, Xu M, Wan X, Hao Y, Gong C, Wang C, Zhang Y, Liu D, Zheng J, Chen J.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ultrastructure of the Spermatozoa of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis)

, 2009
P>Semen sample was collected from two captive adult Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) during physical examination. One individual was aged about 9 years with body length 143 cm (total length) and body weight 46.1 kg in ...
Chen, D. Q., Wang, D., Zhang, XF, Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China, Li, H. Y., Zhang, X. F.   +4 more
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Contingent valuation of Yangtze finless porpoises in Poyang Lake, China

, 2011
Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs) are the only fresh-water adapted porpoises in the world and they are endemic to Yangtze River system, including Poyang Lake. They are threatened by many factors, such as illegal fishing and overfishing, sand dredging, intensive shipping traffic, and pollution from agriculture and industry. Consequently, their population
openaire   +1 more source

Auditory temporal resolution and evoked responses to pulsed sounds for the Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis)

, 2011
Temporal cues are important for some forms of auditory processing, such as echolocation. Among odontocetes (toothed whales, dolphins, and porpoises), it has been suggested that porpoises may have temporal processing abilities which differ from other ...
Li, Songhai, Ketten, Darlene R., Wang, Ding, Wang, Kexiong, Mooney, TA (reprint author), Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Dept Biol, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA., Mooney, T. Aran   +5 more
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Individual identification of the Yangtze finless porpoises Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis inhabiting the Tian-e-Zhou Natural Reserve based on microsatellite fingerprints

, 2005
The technique of individual identification by DNA fingerprinting is a very important method in conservation genetics. To identify each Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis inhabiting the Tian-e-Zhou Natural Reserve for ...
Wang Ding (wangd@ihb.ac.cn), Meng Jin-Song, Xia Jun-Hong, Wang Ding, Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China   +4 more
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Observation of Changes in Formation Locomotion in a Mother-Calf Dyad of Yangtze Finless Porpoises(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) housed in a Captive Environment

openYangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is a unique species of freshwater cetacean found in China, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, as well as its affiliated lakes, Poyang and Dongting.
PODORVANA, SOFIIA
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Parentage-Based Group Composition and Dispersal Pattern Studies of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise Population in Poyang Lake. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2016
Chen M, Zheng Y, Hao Y, Mei Z, Wang K, Zhao Q, Zheng J, Wang D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of Photoperiod Extension on the Testicular Sonographic Appearance and Sexual Behavior of Captive Yangtze Finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis). [PDF]

Zool Stud, 2016
Yu X, Hao Y, Kot BC, Wang D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Organization and characteristics of the major histocompatibility complex class II region in the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis). [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2016
Ruan R, Ruan J, Wan XL, Zheng Y, Chen MM, Zheng JS, Wang D.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source