Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Raffles, Thomas Stamford | ||
| 1820 | Some account of the dugong. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 110(2)(13): 174-182. 1 tab. Read May 18, 1820. –Allen 593. ?Extract: Philos. Mag. 57: 341-346, 1821 (Allen 607). German transl.: Froriep's Notizen 1(8): 113-117, Sept. 1821 (Allen 608). Rev.: Ann. Philos. 16: 52-53. Describes the gross anatomy (external and internal), habits, and hunting of the dugong at Singapore and native customs connected with it. Includes a table of measurements of one specimen (181-182). An afterword by Everard Home (182) notes that Raffles' communication was accompanied by an account of the dugong stomach in French, forming part of a memoir by Diard and Duvaucel, two French naturalists employed by Raffles (see Diard & Duvaucel, 1820). This account of the stomach was not published. | ||
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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 | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; 175-179, 181-182.) |
Circulatory System
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; 178.) |
Digestive System
(SEE ALSO: Excretion and Defecation; Food; Mastication; Parasites; Parasitology; Sense Organs)
(SEE ALSO: Excretion and Defecation; Food; Mastication; Parasites; Parasitology; Sense Organs)
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; 177.) |
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| x | v | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (gen. acc.; 174-182.) |
East Indies
(SEE ALSO: Asia; Australia; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippine Islands)
(SEE ALSO: Asia; Australia; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippine Islands)
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; Singapore; m174, 180.) |
Endocrinology
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; thymus; 178.) |
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 | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; Singapore; harpoons; 180-181.) |
Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; Malays; considered a "royal fish", 180; tears, 181.) |
Respiratory System
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; 178.) |
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 | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; teeth, 175-176; bones, 178-179.) |
Sound Production
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; 181.) |
Urogenital System
(SEE ALSO: Excretion and Defecation)
(SEE ALSO: Excretion and Defecation)
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD; 177-178.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD ["2 species"]; Malay; 180.) |