Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Nietschmann, Bernard | ||
| 1984 | Hunting and ecology of dugongs and green turtles, Torres Strait, Australia. Natl. Geogr. Soc. Res. Rept. 17: 625-651. 5 tabs. 11 figs. –Relatively non-detailed account of a year-long research visit to Mabuiag Is., with catch statistics and measurements on dugongs and turtles caught (1976-79), percentages of seagrass species found in dugong stomachs, lists of Islander terms for categories of dugongs and turtles, and other data on natural history and human ecology. | ||
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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 | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; external measurements; 634.) |
Australia
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; hunting & ecology; 625-651.) |
Behavior, Aggregative
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; responses to weather; 640.) |
Community Ecology
(SEE ALSO: Food; Food Plants; Natural Enemies; Paleoecology; Parasites; Parasitology)
(SEE ALSO: Food; Food Plants; Natural Enemies; Paleoecology; Parasites; Parasitology)
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; competition with turtles; 632-637.) |
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (Torres Strait; hunting & ecology; 625-651.) |
Economic Uses
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; meat; 645-648.) |
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 | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; list of food plants, including algae; 634-637, 639.) |
Food Plants: Cymodocea
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (Torres Strait; 636-637.) |
Food Plants: Enhalus acoroides
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (Torres Strait; 636-637.) |
Food Plants: Halodule pinifolia
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. ("H. pirifolia"; Torres Strait; 636-637.) |
Food Plants: Halophila
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (Torres Strait; 636-637.) |
Food Plants: Thalassia hemprichii
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (Torres Strait; 636-637.) |
Food Plants: Thalassodendron ciliatum
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (Torres Strait; 636-637.) |
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 | * | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; catch statistics, 1976-79; 641-647.) |
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 | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; responses to tides & weather; 640.) |
Sound Production
| x | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; 640.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | * | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; Islander terms; 639, 642.) |