Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Wall, William P. | ||
| 1983 | The correlation between high limb-bone density and aquatic habits in Recent mammals. Jour. Pal. 57(2): 197-207. 2 tabs. 3 figs. Mar. 1983. –Compares bone densities of T. manatus and other mammals; considers the high density of sir. bones an adaptation for reducing buoyancy during shallow dives. | ||
Related Index Records
4 related index terms
Excretion and Defecation
(SEE ALSO: Salinity Tolerance; Urogenital System)
(SEE ALSO: Salinity Tolerance; Urogenital System)
| x | 1983 | Gallivan et al. (TI; in capt.; 2-3-week passage rate of swallowed transmitters; 256.) |
Histology
(SEE ALSO: Skeleton; other organ systems)
(SEE ALSO: Skeleton; other organ systems)
| x | 1983 | Wall, W.P. (TM; bone density; 197, 201-204.) |
Respiration and Diving
(SEE ALSO: Locomotion)
(SEE ALSO: Locomotion)
| x | 1983 | Wall, W.P. (TM; bone density as diving adaptation; 197, 201-204.) |
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
| x | 1983 | Wall, W.P. (bone density & aquatic adaptations; 197, 201-204.) |