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[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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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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[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." |
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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. |
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