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	Dall's Porpoise
		The Dall's Porpoise, or Phocoenoides dalli weighs between 135 and 220 kilograms and is 1.8 to 2.1 meters in length.
		: Porpoises Canada's smallest cetaceans are the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli).
		Dall's porpoise: Phylogenetic Analysis of the truei and dalli Morphotypes of Dallâs Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli).
	specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/D/Dall's_Porpoise.shtml (1879 words)

	CMS: Phocoenoides dalli, Dall's porpoise
		Because Japan refused to cooperate, on the grounds that small cetaceans were outside the remit of IWC, the subcommittee was unable to complete a full assessment of the status of the stocks (W. Perrin, pers.
		Phocoenoides dalli is considered "Lower Risk, conservation dependent" by the IUCN.
		- Walker WA (1996) Summer feeding habits of Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, in the southern Sea of Okhotsk.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/P_dalli/p_dalli.htm (2876 words)

	Phocoenoides dalli, Dall's Porpoise at MarineBio.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885), is a robust (particularly males) and muscular cetacean with a relatively small head that slopes steeply to a short indistinct beak.
		In spite of the stocky body, this is a relatively small porpoise that averages 1.8 m in length for males with a maximum of 2.29 m.
		Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, reaches sexual maturity at about 1.9 m or at 8 years of age for males and about 1.7 m or 7 years for females.
	www.marinebio.com /species.asp?id=363 (1214 words)

	Dall's Porpoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise that came to worldwide attention in the 1970s.
		It was disclosed for the first time to the public that salmon fishing trawls were killing thousands of Dall's Porpoise and other cetaceans each year by accidentally capturing them in their nets.
		The Dall's Porpoise is the only member of the Phocoenoides genus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phocoenoides (741 words)

	Resources on Dall's Porpoise academic institutions
		Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885) -- valid -- Dall's porpoise, Marsopa de Dall,True's porpoise.
		Dallâs porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, is the only recognized species of its genuswithin the family Phocoenidae, the true porpoises.
		Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli): Eight stocks of Dall's porpoise are recognised by the International Whaling...Although Dall's porpoise populations appear abundant, they have been taken
	mongabay.org /conservation/Dall's_Porpoise.htm (1535 words)

	Phocoenoides dalli, Dall's Porpoise at MarineBio.org (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The tend to prefer colder waters with temperatures of less than 15°C. Many are year-round residents throughout much of their range.
		Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, feeds on squid in some parts of its range, but in others it feeds on small schooling fishes such as capelin, herring, and sardines.
		Dall's porpoises, Phocoenoides dalli, are still abundant throughout their range; however in Japan, large numbers are caught in gillnet fisheries and coastal whaling operations.
	www.marinebio.com.cob-web.org:8888 /species.asp?id=363 (1223 words)

	Phocoenoides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The porpoise is capable of swimming with bursts of speed at up to 30 knots.
		Phocoenoides dalli was named after American zoologist William H. Dall, one of the first men to study the porpoise, in the late 19th century.
		The excitable nature of Dall's porpoise has prevented it from being studied in captivity.
	www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/phocoenoides.html (410 words)

	Species Profiles — OBIS-SEAMAP
		Environmental contaminants are also thought to be a threat, and high levels of organochlorines may reduce testosterone levels in males and reduce calf survival, thereby influencing reproduction.
		ESCORZA TREVINO, S., AND A. Phylogeography, intraspecific structure and sex-biased dispersal of Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, revealed by mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA analyses.
		FERRERO, R. Age, growth, and reproductive patterns of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in the central North Pacific Ocean.
	seamap.env.duke.edu /species/tsn/180480 (1118 words)

	British Columbia marine mammals
		Natural hybridization between Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).
		An investigation into the causes of an unusual porpoise (Phocoena phocoena and Phocoenoides dalli) mortality event in southern British Columbia.
		Food habits of the harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, and Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, in the inland waters of British Columbia and Washington.
	www.cascadiaresearch.org /robin/BCmarinemammals.htm (1147 words)

	Relationship of Sleep, Respiration, and Anesthesia in the Porpoise: A Preliminary Report -- McCormick 62 (3): 697 -- ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The porpoise, an air-breathing mammal whose habits are entirely aquatic, presents special problems of respiration, sleep, and anesthesia.
		In a deeper phase the animal maintains itself at the surface for extended periods, breathing in an automatic fashion.
		Also the anesthetization of this animal can be carried out safely by methods that correspond closely to those employed in other animals.
	intl.pnas.org /cgi/content/abstract/62/3/697 (332 words)

	Levles of organochlorines from cetaceans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Abstract: Levels of organochlorine compounds (PCDD, PCDF, PCB and organochlorine pesticides) were determined in cetceans collected from the west coast of North America between 1986 and 1989.
		The samples included gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), killer whale (Orcinus orca), false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) and Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) collected in British Columbia, and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) collected in British Columbia and central California.
		TCDD and TCDF levels ranged from 1 to 8 nm per kg and 2.0 to 209 ng per kg, respectively.
	whitelab.biology.dal.ca /rwb/jarman.htm (329 words)

	Prey switching of Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli with population decline of Japanese pilchard Sardinops ...
		Prey switching of Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli with population decline of Japanese pilchard Sardinops melanostictus around Hokkaido, Japan
		Title: Prey switching of Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli with population decline of Japanese pilchard Sardinops melanostictus around Hokkaido, Japan
		Description: The stomach contents of 150 Dall's porpoises collected during 6 surveys in the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk around Hokkaido in 1988 to 1996 were examined.
	159.189.176.141 /xml/CSA-PL/87/4779329.html (129 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Phocoenoides dalli
		IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Phocoenoides dalli
		Search the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre site for further information about this species.
		Houck, W.J., and Jefferson, T.A. Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885).
	www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/17032/all (641 words)

	Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Oceania Project - Caring for Whales, Dolphins and the Oceans
		American Cetacean Society - Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
		CMS REVIEW ON SMALL CETACEANS: Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
	www.oceania.org.au /wwwlinks/cetacea/dalls.html (28 words)

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