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In smoothly readable style and comprehensive detail, the authors take up in turn the evolutionary history and paleoecology of sirenians (including the extinct Steller’s sea cow [Hydrodamalis gigas] and the story of its discovery); the feeding biology of the living species; their behavior and habitat use; their life history, reproductive biology,...
- Thomas O'Shea
book provides an excellent summary of what we know, what is needed and what still needs to be learned. Hopefully it will help to prevent other sirenians from following Steller’s sea cow (and mer-maids?) to extinction. The value of the book is further enhanced by online appendices containing supplementary Marine Biology Research, 2012; 8: 1036 ...
Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries and territories. Symbols of fierce conservation battles, sirenian populations are threatened by multiple global problems.
Dec 1, 2011 · Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce conservation...
PDF | On Nov 30, 2014, Steven Benjamins published Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia: Dugongs and Manatees, Helene Marsh, Thomas O’Shea, John Reynolds III. Cambridge University Press...
[Book review] "Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia: Dugongs and Manatees by Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O'Shea, and John E. Reynolds." The Quarterly review of biology . 88 (1):42–43. https://doi.org/10.1086/669272
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PDF | On Jan 1, 2013, Nicholas D. Pyenson published Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia: Dugongs and Manatees by Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O'Shea, and John E. Reynolds | Find, read and cite...
