Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Santiapillai, Charles | ||
| 1981 | On the ecology and conservation of the dugong, Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) in Sri Lanka. Tigerpaper 8(1): 2-6. 2 figs. –Gen. acc. of dugong biology and status, mostly taken from previous literature but with some information gleaned from Sri Lankan fishermen. | ||
Related Index Records
11 related index terms
Behavior, Epimeletic
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; cows trying to free calves from nets; 4.) |
Behavior, Ingestive
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Epimeletic; Behavior, Et-epimeletic; Food; Mastication; Milk)
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Epimeletic; Behavior, Et-epimeletic; Food; Mastication; Milk)
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; stones in intestines; 4.) |
Birth and Breeding
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Behavior, Sexual; Population Biology; Urogenital System)
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Behavior, Sexual; Population Biology; Urogenital System)
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; mating during southwest monsoon; twinning; 4.) |
Conservation
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; 6.) |
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; ecology & conservation; 2-6.) |
Food Plants: Enhalus acoroides
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; 3.) |
Food Plants: Halophila ovalis
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; 3.) |
Food Plants: Thalassia hemprichii
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; 3.) |
Respiration and Diving
(SEE ALSO: Locomotion)
(SEE ALSO: Locomotion)
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; dives of 15-20 min.; 4.) |
Sri Lanka
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; ecology & conservation; 2-6.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; Sinhalese, moodhu oora; Tamil, kadal pandi; 2.) |