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"Fernand, V. S. V."

Fernand, V. S. V.: SEE ALSO Crusz & Fernand, 1954. (detail)
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 Fernand, V. S. V. (detail)
   
1951
The histology of the pituitary and the adrenal glands of the dugong. (Dugong Dugung).
Ceylon Jour. Med. Sci. (D) 8(2): 57-62. Pls. 1-2. June 1951.
–The dugong's pituitary is compared with those of T. manatus and T. inunguis; its adrenals are found to be small. Histochemical reactions are also discussed.
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 Fernand, V. S. V. (detail)
   
1953
The teeth of the dugong.
Ceylon Jour. Sci. (B) 25(2): 139-147. Pls. 28-30. Oct. 10, 1953.
–Notes that five to six cheek teeth are present; the tusks are thought to "serve no useful purpose"; jaw movement is probably lateral; the enamel is simple; the dentine is tubular (orthodentine); and the cementum is lamellar. Also describes vestigial incisors and the distribution of enamel on the teeth.
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 Crusz, Hilary; Fernand, V. S. V. (detail)
   
1954
The trematode parasites of the dugong with descriptions of two new monostomes and histopathological changes in the host.
Jour. Parasitol. 40(1): 499-507. 2 pls.
–Descriptions of Lankatrema mannarense, n.gen.n.sp., and Taprobanella bicaudata, n.gen.n.sp., from Ceylon dugongs, and a synopsis of known dugong trematodes.
Daryl P. Domning, Research Associate, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, and Laboratory of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059.
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