Dekker, Dick

9 publications

Dekker, Dick (detail)
1967aZeekoe, alias lamantijn, alias manati. [Title of parts II-IV:] Zeekoeien uit Suriname II [-IV].
Artis (Amsterdam) 12(5): 148-157, 12 figs.; 12(6): 184-191, 7 figs.; 13(1): 28-35, 8 figs.; 13(2): 58-65, 13 figs. Jan.-Feb. 1967, Mar.-Apr. 1967, May-June 1967; July-Aug. 1967.
—Account, in four installments, of the capture of manatees in Suriname for the Amsterdam zoo.
Dekker, Dick (detail)
1967bZeekoeien.
Schakels (The Hague) S64: 21-24. 4 figs.
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Dekker, Dick (detail)
1971Op zoek naar zeekoewijfjes. [In search of seacow females.]
Artis (Amsterdam) 17(1): 8-13; 17(2): 48-53; 17(3): 84-88. May-June 1971; July-Aug. 1971; Sept.-Oct. 1971.
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1974bOn the natural history of manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Suriname for the Amsterdam Zoo.
Aquat. Mamms. 2(2): 1-3. Nov. 1974.
—Brief account of distribution, status, and food habits of Suriname manatees, and of the capture of 15 animals, all but one males.
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1974aTransport of manatees Trichechus m. manatus.
Internatl. Zoo Yearbk. 14: 68-69.
—Account of the two-week transport by ship of four manatees from Suriname to Holland in Oct. 1966; two died (of cold?), two survived with bruises. Air transport is recommended for future attempts.
Dekker, Dick (detail)
1977bManatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) born at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam.
Internatl. Zoo News 24(8): 30-31.
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Dekker, Dick (detail)
1977aZeekoegeboorte: een unieke gebeurtenis. [Manatee birth: a unique occurrence.]
Artis (Amsterdam) 23(4): 111-119. 17 figs. Nov./Dec. 1977.
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Dekker, Dick (detail)
1978Die Sirene von Amsterdam.
Der Zoofreund 27: 6-7.
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Dekker, Dick (detail)
1980Pre- and postnatal behaviour in the manatee (Trichechus manatus) in captivity.
Aquat. Mamms. 8(1): 21-26. 1 tab. 3 figs. June 1980.
—Describes attempts at copulation, genital swellings and mammary development in female, feeding, nursing, locomotor, respiratory, and protective behaviors, fright reactions, and growth of mother and male calf born at Amsterdam, Aug. 8, 1977.