Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Estes, James A.; Steinberg, Peter D. | ||
| 1988 | Predation, herbivory, and kelp evolution. Paleobiology 14(1): 19-36. 1 tab. 1 fig. Winter 1988. –Briefly reviews the history of North Pacific sirs. and desmostylians, arguing that the Late Miocene appearance of sirs. adapted to kelp-eating supports the hypothesis that kelps did not become abundant or diverse until that time (21-22). See also Domning (1989a). | ||
Related Index Records
7 related index terms
Dioplotherium Cope, 1883
| x | 1988 | Estes & Steinberg (?feeding on North Pacific seagrasses; 21.) |
Dusisiren dewana Takahashi, Domning, and Saito, 1986
| x | 1988 | Estes & Steinberg (evolution & feeding on kelp; 22.) |
Dusisiren jordani (Kellogg, 1925) Domning, 1978
| x | 1988 | Estes & Steinberg (m21-22.) |
Food
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive; Captivity, Sirenians in; Digestive System; Food Plants; Weed Control) (NOTE: Plants reported as part of the captive but not the natural diet of sirs. will not necessarily be found under Food Plants. Papers referring to them are, however, indexed here.)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive; Captivity, Sirenians in; Digestive System; Food Plants; Weed Control) (NOTE: Plants reported as part of the captive but not the natural diet of sirs. will not necessarily be found under Food Plants. Papers referring to them are, however, indexed here.)
| x | D | 1988 | Estes & Steinberg (North Pacific sirs. & desmostylians & evolution of kelp; 21-22.) |
Hydrodamalis gigas (Zimmermann, 1780) Palmer, 1895
| x | 1988 | Estes & Steinberg (evolution & availability of kelp; 21-22.) |
Pacific Ocean
(SEE ALSO: East Indies; Palau; circumpacific regions)
(SEE ALSO: East Indies; Palau; circumpacific regions)
| x | D | 1988 | Estes & Steinberg (sirs. & desmostylians; North Pacific; evolution of kelp; 21-22.) |
Paleoecology and Taphonomy
| x | D | 1988 | Estes & Steinberg (sirs. & desmostylians; North Pacific; evolution of kelp; 21-22.) |