Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Rathbun, Galen B.; Brownell, Robert L., Jr.; Ralls, Katherine S.; Engbring, John | ||
| 1988 | Status of dugongs in waters around Palau. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 4(3): 265-270. 1 tab. 1 fig. July 1988. –Aerial surveys in 1983 confirmed the results of observations in 1977-78, viz., that the dugong population is very small (maximum count = 38) and highly endangered by subsistence hunting. | ||
Related Index Records
8 related index terms
Aerial Surveys of Distribution
| x | 1988 | Rathbun et al. (DD; Palau; 265-270.) | ||
| x | 1988 | Rathbun, G.B. (TM; Florida; advantages of fixed- vs. rotary-wing aircraft; 71-75.) |
Behavior, Aggregative
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
| x | 1988 | Rathbun et al. (DD; Palau; group sizes; 268.) |
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| x | 1988 | Rathbun et al. (Palau; status; 265-270.) |
Florida
| x | 1988 | Rathbun, G.B. (TML; Crystal & Indian Rs.; aerial survey methods; 71-75.) |
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 | 1988 | Rathbun et al. (DD; Palau; harpoons, guns, dynamite; 268.) |
Natural Death or Injury
(SEE ALSO: Captivity, Sirenians in; Natural Enemies; Pathology; Temperature, Effects of)
(SEE ALSO: Captivity, Sirenians in; Natural Enemies; Pathology; Temperature, Effects of)
| x | 1988 | Rathbun et al. (TMM; Honduras; starvation in lagoon; 306-307.) |
Palau
| x | 1988 | Rathbun et al. (DD; status; 265-270.) |
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
| x | 1988 | Rathbun, G.B. (Florida; aerial survey methods; 71-75.) |