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x Das, H. S.; Dey, S. C.
  1999
Observations on the dugong, Dugong dugon (Muller), in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Jour. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 96(2): 195-198. 2 tabs. 2 figs. Aug. 1999.
–Interview and boat surveys, 1994-97, suggested that an estimated 40 dugongs may survive around the islands. Harpooning is no longer regularly practiced; mortality (in fishing nets) is now often unintentional. Population decline is attributed to habitat loss; conservation measures are suggested. External measurements of a lactating female are given.

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(SEE ALSO: Brain and Nervous System; Circulatory System; Digestive System; Embryology; Endocrinology; Growth Rates; Histology; Myology; Pathology; Respiratory System; Skeleton; Urogenital System; and under species)
x  1999Das & Dey (DD; Andaman Is.; external measurements; 198.)
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x  1999Das & Dey (Andaman & Nicobar Is.; 195-198.)
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(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
x  1999Das & Dey (DD; Andaman & Nicobar Is.; harpoons, nets; 196-197.)
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(SEE ALSO: Africa; Asia; Australia; East Indies; India; Madagascar; Red Sea; Sri Lanka)
x  1999Das & Dey (DD; Andaman & Nicobar Is.; 195-198.)
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(SEE ALSO: Captivity, Sirenians in; Natural Enemies; Pathology; Temperature, Effects of)
x  1999Das & Dey (DD; Nicobar Is.; ?cyclone; 197.)