Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Flower, William Henry | ||
| 1881 | Notes on the habits of the manatee. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881(2): 453-456. Aug. 1881 (read Apr. 5, 1881). –Reviews literature on terrestrial locomotion by sirs. and expresses disbelief. Quotes accounts of the trapping of manatees on land in West Africa, and of a native society requiring capture of a manatee for admission. Accompanied by Crane's (1881) description of two captive manatees at Brighton. | ||
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7 related index terms
Africa
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
| x | 1881 | Flower, W.H. (TS; West Africa; hunting; 454-455.) |
Captivity, Sirenians in
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
| x | 1881 | Flower, W.H. (Trichechus; Brighton; 456.) |
Food Plants: Mangroves
(SEE ALSO: Avicennia, Conocarpus, Laguncularia, Rhizophora)
(SEE ALSO: Avicennia, Conocarpus, Laguncularia, Rhizophora)
| x | 1881 | Flower, W.H. (Sierra Leone; 454.) |
Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
| x | * | 1881 | Flower, W.H. (TS; West Africa; traps set on land; manatee-catching society; 454-455.) |
Locomotion
(SEE ALSO: Respiration and Diving)
(SEE ALSO: Respiration and Diving)
| x | * | 1881 | Flower, W.H. (sirs.; on land; 453-456.) |
Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
| x | * | 1881 | Flower, W.H. (West Africa; manatee-catching society; 454-455.) |
Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795
| x | v | 1881 | Flower, W.H. (locomotion on land; hunting; 455-456.) |