Dugong

[Extract] The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only extant representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae in the order Sirenia. The dugong's closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century (Marsh et al., 2011). The word "...

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Main Author: Marsh, Helene
Other Authors: Wursig, Bernd, Thewissen, J.G.M., Kovacs, Kit M.
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Academic Press 2018
Subjects:
Hydrodamalis gigas
Steller's sea cow
Online Access:https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/53400/1/53400_Marsh_2018_chapter.pdf
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spelling ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:53400 2023-09-05T13:20:05+02:00 Dugong Marsh, Helene Wursig, Bernd Thewissen, J.G.M. Kovacs, Kit M. 2018 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/53400/1/53400_Marsh_2018_chapter.pdf unknown Academic Press https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-marine-mammals/wursig/978-0-12-804327-1 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/53400/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/53400/1/53400_Marsh_2018_chapter.pdf Marsh, Helene (2018) Dugong. In: Wursig, Bernd, Thewissen, J.G.M., and Kovacs, Kit M., (eds.) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, London, UK, pp. 275-277. restricted Book Chapter PeerReviewed 2018 ftjamescook 2023-08-22T20:23:49Z [Extract] The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only extant representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae in the order Sirenia. The dugong's closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century (Marsh et al., 2011). The word "dugong" derives from the Tagalog term dugong which was adopted from the Bahasa word duyung, both meaning "lady of the sea." Other common names include "sea cow" and "sea pig." Book Part Hydrodamalis gigas Steller's sea cow James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU
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description [Extract] The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only extant representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae in the order Sirenia. The dugong's closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century (Marsh et al., 2011). The word "dugong" derives from the Tagalog term dugong which was adopted from the Bahasa word duyung, both meaning "lady of the sea." Other common names include "sea cow" and "sea pig."
author2 Wursig, Bernd
Thewissen, J.G.M.
Kovacs, Kit M.
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author Marsh, Helene
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Dugong
author_facet Marsh, Helene
author_sort Marsh, Helene
title Dugong
title_short Dugong
title_full Dugong
title_fullStr Dugong
title_full_unstemmed Dugong
title_sort dugong
publisher Academic Press
publishDate 2018
url https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/53400/1/53400_Marsh_2018_chapter.pdf
genre Hydrodamalis gigas
Steller's sea cow
genre_facet Hydrodamalis gigas
Steller's sea cow
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https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/53400/
https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/53400/1/53400_Marsh_2018_chapter.pdf
Marsh, Helene (2018) Dugong. In: Wursig, Bernd, Thewissen, J.G.M., and Kovacs, Kit M., (eds.) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, London, UK, pp. 275-277.
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