Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Burton, Maurice | ||
| 1957 | Manatees, not mermaids. Illus. London News 230: 272. 2 figs. Feb. 16, 1957. –Summarizes Moore's (1956) account of Florida manatee behavior, and again expresses doubt as to the sir. origin of the mermaid legend. | ||
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Behavior (General and Miscellaneous)
(SEE ALSO: Birth and Breeding; Captivity, Sirenians in; Locomotion; Migration and Movements; Sound Production; Respiration and Diving; and under species)
(SEE ALSO: Birth and Breeding; Captivity, Sirenians in; Locomotion; Migration and Movements; Sound Production; Respiration and Diving; and under species)
| x | 1957 | Burton, M. (TML; gen. acc.; 272.) |
Guyana
| 1957 | Burton, M. (TMM; photo) |
Mermaid Legend
(SEE ALSO: Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Ri)
(SEE ALSO: Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Ri)
| x | 1957 | Burton, M. (sir. origin of legend discounted, in light of manatee behavior; 272.) |
Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824) Hatt, 1934
| x | v | 1957 | Burton, M. (summary of Moore [1956]; 272.) |