Notes on a Specimen of the Harbor Porpoise

Richard A. Boolootian

Found an issue? Give us feedback

Journal of Mammalogyarrow_drop_down

Journal of Mammalogy

Article . 1957 . Peer-reviewed

Data sources: Crossref

https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/137...

Article

Data sources: Microsoft Academic Graph

Notes on a Specimen of the Harbor Porpoise

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1957Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Journal of Mammalogy, volume 38, page 265 (issn: 0022-2372,

Copyright policy )

Authors: Richard A. Boolootian;

doi: 10.2307/1376327

Notes on a Specimen of the Harbor Porpoise

- Summary
- Metrics

Abstract

On May 20, 1955, a small whale was washed ashore at Stillwater Cove, Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California (36°34′N, 121°56′W). Thomas N. Fast, Dr. Elliot C. Williams, and Eric Barham from the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University secured the animal while it was still alive and brought it back to the laboratory where it was identified as a harbor porpoise, Phocoena vomerina (Gill) (Plate I). The porpoise was placed in a large concrete tank filled with sea water. Externally the …

Impact byBIP!

	selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	0
	popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.	Average
	influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	Average
	impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.	Average