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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
There are four extant species of sirenians one dugong and three manatees (or four if you’re a splitter) distributed throughout shallow tropical and subtropical waters across the globe and all are considered to be in danger of extinction. These unique animals are just as worthy of study and conservation as are the whales and dolphins.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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Pyenson, Nicholas D. 2013. [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
