Case of Cephalic Presentation of a Foetus in a Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Cetacea, Phocoenidae), with Notes on Other Aquatic Mammals

• Published in: Вестник зоологии
• Date: 2011
• Main Author: Gol’din, P.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2011
• Subjects: Краткие сообщения
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/65834
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Case of Cephalic Presentation of a Foetus in a Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Cetacea, Phocoenidae), with Notes on Other Aquatic Mammals / P.E. Gol’din // Вестник зоологии. — 2011. — Т. 45, № 5. — С. 473–477. — Бібліогр.: 19 назв. — англ.

A stranded harbour porpoise pregnant with a near-term foetus in cephalic (head) presentation was found. It is the first time when cephalic presentation, now recorded in three odontocete families, is reported for phocoenids. It proved to occur rarely, yet to be more widespread for aquatic mammals tha...