Bibliography Record
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Dimock, Anthony W.; Dimock, Julian A.
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1909 |
Florida enchantments.
London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1-318. Illus.
–Earlier ed.: New York, The Outing Publ. Co., 1908. Revised eds. (by A. W. Dimock; photographs by J. A. Dimock): Peekamose (New York), A. W. Dimock, 1915 (x + 338); New York, Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1926. Contains material republished from a variety of magazines.
Chap. 3, "The capture of the manatee", is on pp. 29-59 of the 1908 ed., and on pp. 39-59 of the 1915 ed., with 7 figs. and a cover photo. It tells the story of capturing 3 manatees for the New York Aquarium and photographing a fourth. The first animal, a large, pregnant female, died in the course of capture; the other two captives survived for some time at the Aquarium (see also Townsend, 1907).
A short article by Nina J. Root on the work of this father-and-son writer-photographer team appeared in Nat. Hist. 105(8): 78-81, Aug. 1996.
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Dimock & Dimock (TML) |
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Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
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Dimock & Dimock (TML; Florida; capture for New York Aquarium; 39-59.) |
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Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824) Hatt, 1934
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Dimock & Dimock (Florida; capture for New York Aquarium; 39-59.) |
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