Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Husson, A. M. | ||
| 1978 | The mammals of Suriname. Zool. Monogr., Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. (Leiden) 2: xxxiv + 569. 92 tabs. Frontisp. 52 figs. 160 pls. 3 maps. –Summarizes the distribution and natural history in Suriname of T. m. manatus (334-339, pls. 90-91), mainly on the basis of previous literature. Includes skull measurements of 5 specimens and some external measurements of 3. Repeats a report that manatees like ripe bananas so much that they will overturn boats to get them! | ||
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Anatomy
(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)
(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 | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; body & skull measurements; 337-338.) |
Behavior, Agonistic and Territorial
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; overturning boats to get at bananas; 338.) |
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 | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; bananas, etc.; 338.) |
Food Plants: Machaerium lunatum
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (Suriname; 338.) |
Food Plants: Montrichardia arborescens
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (Suriname; 338-339.) |
Food Plants: Panicum elephantipes
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (Suriname; 338.) |
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 | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; baiting with bananas; 338.) |
Manatus americanus (Link, 1795) Illiger, 1815
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (syn. of Trichechus manatus; m339.) |
Manatus koellikeri Kükenthal, 1897
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (syn. of Trichechus manatus; m339.) |
Manatus latirostris Harlan, 1824
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (syn. of Trichechus manatus; m339.) |
Migration and Movements
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Aggregative; Behavior, Shelter-seeking; Locomotion; Temperature, Effects of)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Aggregative; Behavior, Shelter-seeking; Locomotion; Temperature, Effects of)
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; possible seasonal movements; 336.) |
Skeleton
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Embryology and Ontogeny; Histology; Myology; Sense Organs; Tooth Replacement; and under species)
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Embryology and Ontogeny; Histology; Myology; Sense Organs; Tooth Replacement; and under species)
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; skull measurements; 337-338.) |
Suriname
| x | * | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; distr. & natural history; 334-339.) |
Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758, Hatt, 1934
| x | * | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (Suriname; distr., natural history; 334-339, pls. 90-91.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; sekoe, watramama; 334.) |