Morphometric comparisons of skulls of harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) from the Baltic, Kattegat, and Skagerrak seas

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Börjesson, Patrik, Berggren, Per
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1997
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Kattegat; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z97-035; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z97-035

The population structure of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Swedish waters was studied by means of morphometric comparisons of skulls from 103 specimens. The study was designed to investigate whether harbour porpoises in the Baltic Sea form a distinct population separate from animals found...