Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| Durand, José | |||
| 1950a | Ocaso de sirenas; manatíes en el siglo XVI. México, Tezontle: 1-129. Illus. –Ed. 2: Ocaso de sirenas: esplendor de manatíes, México, Edit. Fondo de Cultura Económica, May 1983: 1-239, illus. Comparison and discussion of the early accounts of manatees. The expanded 1983 ed. is notable for its annotated reproductions of illustrations of manatees by Oviedo, Hernández, Clusius, Rochefort, du Tertre, Exquemelin, Guzmán, Labat, Gumilla, Buffon, Caulín, Pennant, Home, Cuvier, Stannius, and Wislocki; of dugongs by Leguat, Renard, Camper, Home, and Cuvier; of Hydrodamalis by Plenisner and Brandt; and of hippos and "mermaids" by Tachard, Leguat, Valentyn, and Renard. | ||
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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)
| 1950a | Durand, J. (TM) |
Mexico
(SEE ALSO: Baja California; Central America)
(SEE ALSO: Baja California; Central America)
| 1950a | Durand, J. |
Vernacular Names
| * | 1950b | Durand, J. (manatí) |