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x Marsh, Helene D.; Heinsohn, George Edwin; Spain, Alister V.
  1977
The stomach and duodenal diverticula of the dugong (Dugong dugon). In: R. J. Harrison (ed.), Functional anatomy of marine mammals.
London, Academic Press: Vol. 3: 271-295. 1 tab. 10 figs.
–Describes the gross anatomy, histology, and histochemistry of the stomach and diverticula and discusses their functional and ecological implications. Reports occurrences of the parasites Paradujardinia halichoris and Lankatrema sp.

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Australia
x  1977Heinsohn & Marsh (DD; pop. acc.; 106-111.)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; role in seagrass system; 235-248.)
x  1977bHeinsohn, G.E. (DD; pop. acc.; 1-5.)
x  1977Marsh et al. (DD; digestive system & parasites; 271-295.)
Behavior, Aggregative
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; Australia; 239-240.)
Behavior, Ingestive
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Epimeletic; Behavior, Et-epimeletic; Food; Mastication; Milk)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; feeding habits; 237-238.)
x  1977Marsh et al. (DD; feeding habits; 288-289.)
Biochemistry
(SEE ALSO: Digestive System; Endocrinology; Milk; Phylogeny and Affinities)
x  1977Marsh et al. (DD; stomach mucosa & secretions; 278-281, 284-292.)
Community Ecology
(SEE ALSO: Food; Food Plants; Natural Enemies; Paleoecology; Parasites; Parasitology)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; nutrient recycling; possible competition with turtles; 240-241.)
Conservation
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; Australia; 242, 245-246.)
Digestive System
(SEE ALSO: Excretion and Defecation; Food; Mastication; Parasites; Parasitology; Sense Organs)
x *1977Marsh et al. (DD; stomach & duodenum; 271-295.)
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
x  1977Heinsohn & Marsh (Australia; pop. acc.; 106-111.)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (role in seagrass system; 235-248.)
xv 1977bHeinsohn, G.E. (pop. acc.; 1-5.)
x *1977Marsh et al. (stomach & duodenum; 271-295.)
Economic Uses
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; potential for meat production; 246.)
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.)
x *1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; diet & role in ecosystem; 235-248.)
x  1977Marsh et al. (DD; milk & seagrasses in gut; 276.)
Histology
(SEE ALSO: Skeleton; other organ systems)
x *1977Marsh, H. (DD; stomach, duodenum; 273, 278-292.)
Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; Australia; nets, harpoons; 242-244.)
Immunology
x  1977Marsh et al. (DD; stomach & duodenum histology; 291-292.)
Migration and Movements
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Aggregative; Behavior, Shelter-seeking; Locomotion; Temperature, Effects of)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (DD; Australia; 239-240.)
Parasites: Lankatrema Crusz and Fernand, 1954
x  1977Marsh et al. (DD, stomach; Australia; 286-287, 291.)
Parasites: Paradujardinia halicoris (Owen, 1833) Travassos, 1933
x *1977Marsh et al. ("P. halichoris"; DD, stomach; Australia; 286, 291.)
Pollution, Effects of
(SEE ALSO: Temperature, Effects of)
x  1977Heinsohn et al. (Australia; seagrass beds; 244-245.)
Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795
x  1977Marsh et al. (stomach histology, comp. w/ DD; 290.)