Burn, Douglas M.

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1986The digestive strategy and efficiency of the West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus.
Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. Comp. Physiol. 85(1): 139-142. 4 tabs. 1 fig.
—The cecum and colon were found to be the primary sites of digestion for both protein and lipid. Efficiency of cellulose digestion is very high, probably due to the slow rate of passage.