Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Cole, A.; Okera, W. | ||
| 1976 | Records of the West African manatee, Trichechus senegalensis Desm. in Sierra Leone. Bull. Inst. Marine Biol. & Oceanography, Fourah Bay College, Univ. of Sierra Leone 1(1): 42-43. –Reports the accidental capture of a 2.43-m female in 1973; mentions three other unconfirmed reports from 1954 to 1963; and notes that manatees eat rice crops and are trapped for this reason and for food. | ||
Related Index Records
5 related index terms
Accidental Death or Injury
(SEE ALSO: Conservation; Hunting and Capture; Natural Death or Injury)
(SEE ALSO: Conservation; Hunting and Capture; Natural Death or Injury)
| x | 1976 | Cole & Okera (TS; Sierra Leone; nets; 42.) |
Africa
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
| x | 1976 | Cole & Okera (TS; Sierra Leone; 42-43.) |
Food
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive; Captivity, Sirenians in; Digestive System; Food Plants; Weed Control) (NOTE: Plants reported as part of the captive but not the natural diet of sirs. will not necessarily be found under Food Plants. Papers referring to them are, however, indexed here.)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive; Captivity, Sirenians in; Digestive System; Food Plants; Weed Control) (NOTE: Plants reported as part of the captive but not the natural diet of sirs. will not necessarily be found under Food Plants. Papers referring to them are, however, indexed here.)
| x | 1976 | Cole & Okera (TS; Sierra Leone; rice crops; m43.) |
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 | 1976 | Cole & Okera (TS; Sierra Leone; traps; m43.) |
Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795
| x | 1976 | Cole & Okera (Sierra Leone; 42-43.) |