Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Sikes, Sylvia K. | ||
| 1974 | How to save the mermaids. Oryx 12(4): 465-470. 3 figs. June 1974. –Discusses the status of T. senegalensis in Nigeria, including individuals kept in captivity; describes the harpooning technique used by the Kabawa tribe; proposes ranching of manatees for meat as a means of conservation. Fauna Preservation Society funding for Sikes' research was announced in Oryx 12(2): 167, Oct. 1973. | ||
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8 related index terms
Africa
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
| x | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; Nigeria; hunting, conservation; 465-470.) |
Captivity, Sirenians in
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
| x | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; Nigeria; 468-469.) |
Conservation
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
| x | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; Nigeria; 466-470.) |
Economic Uses
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
| x | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; Nigeria; ranching for meat; 469-470.) |
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 | * | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; Nigeria; harpooning by Kabawa; 467-468.) |
Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
| x | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; head & teeth as luck charms; m466.) |
Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795
| x | * | 1974 | Sikes, S. (Nigeria; hunting, conservation; 465-470.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; Nigeria; mammy-water; 466.) |